Am I seeming too desperate?

Salaam,

I made a post a while ago about this situation.

The situation is that I like a guy and we have been off and on (all halal “relationship” since the only time we’ve met is with our parents, we are family friends) and he texted me after we broke things off in the summer of 24’ since he was going to university. He then messages me in winter 2024 but then broke things off again in January two separate times. Now he has messaged me yet again and seemed a bit flirty. Honestly I really want things to work out for us since our families are such good friends and I really like his character too. I really want us to get married.

What do you guys think I should do here, should I respond to his texts or does it seem like I’m too desperate? He knows my intentions for marriage etc and we both like each other. I think he’s was being off due to pressure from his parents about this. If he was any other guy I would definitely never respond a third time, but since I really want to get married inshallah and we seem very compatible, I give him the benefit of the doubt. But I’m afraid he will get cold feet again because I’m so nice to him when it comes to this?