Is this guy into me or just being friendly?

I recently was introduced to this guy who lives in our neighbourhood through a common friend. My friend thought we could exchange business/career advices with each other as there are some overlap.

The first time we met it’s strictly business. A few days after that I asked him to join me at a dinner gathering as it’s just two blocks away from his. He couldn’t join us that night but next day he asked for a 1-1 catch up. Then we met up for the second time, grabbed a coffee and went for a walk. This time the stuff we chatted about was half work half personal, i.E. he told me about his upbringing, family dynamics, some childhood etc. we discovered we have similar tastes in arts and our favourite book is the same! This got me interested and I wanted to know him better as a person.

So I asked him to see an exhibition following our second meetup. He agreed and got both of us tickets(tho it took several days for him to follow through and I almost rain checked it with him). After the third meet-up I got some vibes from him that he might be into me or as least as curious as I am, romantically. Ok some signs I picked up:

First of all, the hangout lasted for 5 hours from 7pm to midnight. Conversations flowed easily.

After the exhibition, he asked me do you want to grab food or a drink(we didn’t plan anything post exhibit) I said I can eat it’s dinner time. He said he’s not hungry because he’d had a sandwich after a long meeting before the exhibit. I said well if we won’t have dinner then let’s just head back? He’s like, oh I can go with you to dinner just…I won’t eat. So I stayed and he went with me to grab food. And after food he suggested to have a drink nearby and I took him to a spot that I liked.

He asked me about my parents and my family dynamics growing up.

When he was telling me how his previous meeting went overrun and it wasn’t that rewarding and then he looked at me and said “until now”.

I mentioned the Sunday roast at this “historical” pub near him (we live in England) was average and asked for recommendations for good Sunday roasts in the area. He said, well I can cook {you} a pretty good one(not sure if he said “you” in this. It was pretty late). I asked how he’d have it and he detailed how he’d prepare each item in the roast. It did sound he knows his way around it.

When we walked past his place, he dropped off his bag and came out again to walk me back since “it’s late”.

I went to sniff on the lavender bush outside of his place. They were pretty high up on a small platform. He went up and snapped one for me.

I told him I appreciate him walking me back as I know he’s had a long day and must be so exhausted already. He said no worries he’s only keeping the “emotional momentum” going.

He commented on my hair accessory said he liked it.

We talked about our past relationships and shared what we’ve learned. He said he’s really good with relationships and he’s usually very caring and maybe a little bit too caring. (Now this is the only red flag I’ve picked up from this guy, as in, normally you don’t boast about how good you’re with relationships?)

He said he had a blast.

His hug was tight!

I’ve not suggested another hangout yet as I need time to recoup from the last one and figure out my feelings. We don’t really text much and I haven’t heard from him since then. My friend said I should follow up on the Sunday roast offer but that feels too much and I kinda want to wait for him to reach out this time.

If it’s relevant, this guy’s 4-5 years younger than me. Tho he’s not my usual type look-wise, intellectually I found him attractive.

Sorry I sounded like a confused teenager :p any input would be appreciated!