How does he feel about me

I met a guy back in May. I saw him on a mutual friends snapchat and decided to “shoot my shot”. The mutual friend ultimately tricked me into messaging and following him on social media. When I introduced my self to the guy and said I got his information from our mutual friend he told me that the mutual friend never even told him I was interested in him (as he told me he did tell him) so after we laughed about that we exchanged numbers and began going back and forth in communication. We met up a week later for drinks at my house (this was during lock down for Covid so going out for drinks wasnt really an option.) We had a great night, we talked alot and the vibes were definitely great. From then we continued to talk and text. He is very involved in the community and works 3 jobs and is also a mentor to a couple of kids in the community as well. He told me upfront about his schedule being super busy while trying to juggle all of the things he had going on in his life. He also told me he isnt looking for anything serious for the moment because he just got out of a relationship and he felt like she stopped him from accomplishing all that he wanted to accomplish. I was a little devastated after he told me that and was hesitant on continuing communication with him because how long was I supposed to wait until he was ready. I took some time to figure out what I was okay with settling for and decided that the way fate brought us together and how well we clicked that I want to continue to get to know him. Since that conversation, He would often visit for small amounts of time. This frustrated me because often during these small visits we would have sex. Although it wasnt like this all the time, i began feeling used for sex because he would often have to leave and go to one of his many jobs. I spoke up about it and he told me that I he apologizes but this is just his life. I dealt with this for a couple of months until I finally just got tired of this routine and began talking to something else. As i started talking to that other person, my communication fell off with the original guy I was talking to. As this happened he began texting and communicating with me more in the areas that I had fell off. A month went by with very sporadic communication and not seeing each other. When we finally saw each other again he spent the night for the first time ever. The sex was way more passionate with alot of kissing.During the night, he constantly held me or had to be touching me,and even though i hate cuddling all night, i missed him so much and I cherished that interaction so much that I cuddled with him all night. Now this time around I have been letting him lead the communication, we still havent been on dates but he is letting me into his life slowly. It has now been 6 months since we’ve first met and I am wondering if things are starting to change for him in regards to wanting a relationship but i am scared to ask. My friends tell me to let is ride out and dont ask but I also am very curious about how he feels about me. Im at a loss, I dont know what to do or what to think. It is the holiday season, are we to the point where we would go see the Christmas lights together? exchanging Christmas gifts? Any insight would be great.