Guys, I need a straightforward answer: does he like me or not?

I talk to this guy at least everyone other night on Facebook chat, and he is usually the first one to initiate the conversation. We always talk for at least an hour, sometimes even two hours or more and he asks me things about myself and seems interested. And my friend asked him if he liked me (i didn't ask her to, but she still did) and he told her "kind of". But I don't get it.. is he just shy or is he trying to figure out if he likes me or not? Or does he like me and I'm just missing the signs? Basically, I feel like he likes me, but I don't get why he just told my friend "kind of" and I don't get why he hasn't asked me out or anything yet.