Relationship advice please

Hi. I met a man online. We hit it off immediately and met within 3 weeks.
We have dated since early December. I was starting to really develop
Feelings for him. We had not slept together yet, but had kissed a lot, held hands, hugged, etc. A couple weeks ago, I noticed he was not texting as much and the terms of endearment had stopped. I had just seen him in the prior days and he told me I amazed him and was such a sweetheart and he liked me a ton and enjoyed me immensely. Now he says that he doesn't think we click, it doesn't feel right. I was stunned. He then turned around and Said he'd love to see me again, I was awesome. We have had dinner together twice since then. We had fun...lots of talking and laughing, but only a kiss on the cheek and hugging at the end of the night. I'm kinda gutted, truthfully. I'm wondering if he love bombed me? He still texts me a couple times daily. Should I just go quiet and see if he seeks me out? Oh and I told him I definitely felt more than friendship for him and he replied time will tell. I have no idea what that meant.
I'm hoping if I become less available naybe he will miss our interactions and reach out. I can't believe I could have misconstrued our connection. He has told me I'm beautiful, kind, smart, funny, have a precious heart, a giver, etc.once he said I should move on because he's really a piece of ****. I have no idea why he said he's a piece of **** unless this is his regular mode of operation? I'm going to hopefully meet other guys, but I really wanted a relationship with him. Is it still possible or should I just try to forget him?