Thread: Are his feelings for me superficial or deep?

I like a man that I think likes me too. I have known him since late last year, when we both were ending relationships. He works as a bartender and I met him by chance. When we met, I remember him looking in my eyes for a long time. Whenever I'm around him, I notice that he gives me more positive attention than other women and is interested in my life. When I told him I was going on vacation, he asked if he "could fit in my suitcase." Anyway, I would sporadically go there when he was working. One time three months ago he tried to kiss me, and I stopped him, because I didn't feel ready. I got really busy with work and school and was unable to go to the bar for three months. I was also unsure of his true feelings because I remember trying to call him and him never calling me back. So I went there a few days ago and he acted the same (flirtatious), and even brought up the fact that I "rejected" him. Then another guy that I didn't know started talking to me, and my friend noticed that the bartender got a little jealous. Then after I moved away from the guy, the bartender made joking remarks such as "He was cute, I would hook up with him" and "I'm going to send him over to you." Then later on we discussed my "rejection" of him and I told him that "that was then, this is now," and he replied, "I'm going to make you work for it." I don't know--we've never gone out and we've never seen each other outside the bar. Does he REALLY like me? And if he does, how do I go about taking this to the next level?