We've been texting for 6 months and nothing?

My friend introduced me to her friend during the summer and I’ve been texting him everyday since. He lives about 3 hours away, a college student. At first, we’d talk allot and he came on strong. But he tells me he isn’t interested in long distance relationship. I agreed with him. But for some reason, I start feeling bad if I don’t meet his needs. At first, he’d try to Skype me every other day but about half way through the semester, he stopped skyping as much. From the beginning, he would talk immediately about our future together and say how we should do this and that together. Thing is… First time I mentioned oh let’s do that together when we meet, he automatically told me he was just kidding… So I stopped believing him. But we would still text. He’d still say good morning and good night every day and flirt with me and support me when I’m down and make it seem like we’re something more. He wants to meet me but then he also tells me the drive us too long. Honestly, I’m tired. I don’t get this guy. What is the deal here? I thought he wasn’t interested when he told me “just kidding” about meeting but then why is he keeping me on a leash like this?