He keeps texting you but won't make a plan to meet

Look at what he actually does. If he's the one starting conversations, replying fast, and sending jokes or questions, he's investing attention. The gap is the step where he'd have to commit a specific time and place. Some people find that step awkward because a date feels like a test in a way that texting doesn't. Others are juggling a few people and don't want to lock anything in yet. Both readings lead to the same practical question: is he willing to be specific, and does he follow through when he is?

Pay attention to the pattern over a week or two rather than one message. If he says he wants to meet and then never proposes a time, that tells you more than any single compliment. If he proposes something and then cancels or goes quiet, the warmth wasn't backed by intent. Keep the evidence in view so you're not reading every message as a sign.

A plan with a specific day, a rough time, and a place he can picture gives him something to say yes or no to. Something like naming a bar near you on a weekday evening works better than asking whether he's free sometime. Offer one or two options so he doesn't have to build the plan himself. If he's the one who usually suggests things, you can make it a question about his pick instead, but the point is that a concrete option is on the table.

Keep the message short and light so it doesn't read as pressure. If he replies with enthusiasm and a time, you have your answer. If he replies with something vague, like "we'll see" or "soon," you can gently pin it down once more by proposing a specific day. After that, the ball is in his court and you learn more from what he does next than from anything else you write.

Give him about a day to respond to a real plan, and two if the timing is loose. Replying the same hour is nice but not required, and a fast reply to a vague question doesn't count as commitment. If he doesn't answer the plan at all, send one short follow up that refers back to it and offers a slightly different time. Don't stack three or four messages, and don't switch to a complaint about being ignored.

If you've made two clear attempts and he's still chatting without landing a plan, stop trying to make it happen. You can keep talking if you enjoy it, but stop investing extra energy in setting up the meeting. A reasonable point to step back is after he has declined or dodged two specific proposals. At that point he's shown you where he is, and waiting longer usually just means more weeks of texts without a date.