Why was he acting like this?

I'm friends with this guy. He has a girlfriend. When he is not around his girlfriend, he acts single. I wasn't sure how serious he was with his girlfriend, but a few nights ago, she posted an intimate picture of the two of them together, so I assumed that he was getting serious with her.

But that night, I was upset because I was having bad anxiety, and he texted me, asking me if I was okay. We texted for an hour about school and how much we miss each other because we are on break now. But he texted me that he was going to give me a hug when he see's me.
The thing is, he kept on referring back to him hugging me throughout our text conversation. I'd text him, 'I can't wait to be back!' (to school) and he'd text me back, 'To get your hug, right? (wink symbol)'
So I feel like he was kind of flirting with me.

Why did he keep on referring back to hugging me and send me wink symbols?

 

He wants to hug u. Possibly wink at u as well.
ta daaa!

 

He might have been trying to make you feel better since you said you were having anxiety. One of my co workers always uses a winking smiley with me even though she has a boyfriend. Although i basically shagged her :leaving:
Maybe he was fristrated with his girlfriend that night and felt like doing a little flirtting, or he could have just been being nice... idkkkkk

 

Sounds like he's either: a bad boyfriend or a good friend.

The winks suggest a bad boyfriend, which would sorta mean he's a bad friend too. But it doesn't seem like you care, which makes you over your head in a bad situation.