Hmmmmmm, he's a hair dresser......they learn to ask "interested in the person" questions to have conversations with their clients.....IMO, if he was interested in you he would be the one asking you out. He may not be emotionally unavailable.....just not emotionally attracted to you. If he was, you would know it because he would be the one trying to get closer to you in reality.....not just in your wishful thinking.

When the right guy comes into your life.....you both will know it....until then....just RELAX & don't worry about it....you won't miss it when it happens but you can't make something out of nothing either & be ware of all differences & issues you have with someone being that you said you are looking to settle down....time passing by.....it's better for it to pass by than live in a bad marriage like I did for 33 years because I didn't pay attention to the red flags that I saw & knew existed before I ended up getting married anyway.....I left 33 years later for exactly the red flags & more things that had shown up over all those years.

Don't push relationships....if they are meant to be they will be & the chemistry will be between both.