Dear bwale:
I don’t know. But let’s say he is not playing mind games with you and is perfectly honest. The situation you have then is of a guy who is sometimes attentive to you and sometimes he is not attentive to you. You don’t know what he is thinking or what his future behavior will be like, but you do know how he behaves now. And you know what he tells you and what answers he gives you when you ask him questions.
Talk to him some more, when you get a chance, in person, if possible. Ask him what he means by adjusting, ask him maybe about why he was not in a relationship for a long time and maybe about his past relationships. Not as an interrogator, but just so to get to know him.
By the way, are you still planning on moving out from your father’s house? And continuing your education/ getting a job?
anita