GALing in our types of situations works for our own happiness and sense of self worth. I don't believe that it will necessarily draw him closer to you, though it may cause him to admire you even more than he already does.
Intimacy has to be worked at day in and day out. Don't just wait until the weekend to be flirty or romantic. Keep planting the idea in his head. You are a sexual being and you intend to have a sex life!