Next time you are in the mood and he is quiet, why not approach him? I know it's not easy when you're reeling and wondering and waiting, but if you can somehow pinch yourself and get out of your head just enough to take action with a healthy, light-hearted approach, it just might help him realize that he can also feel free to approach you without reading too much into your mood.
My H told me that he used to spend days and days trying to talk himself into initiating. "I have to make it happen this weekend. Have to..." Then, "Oh, she's busy cooking. I'll wait til later." Then, "Oh, she's busy doing dishes. I'll wait til she's done." Then, "Wow. It's so late. I'm so tired and she's looks tired, too. I'll make it happen tomorrow, definitely." Then the next day: "Wow. The weekend's almost over. I better mow the lawn and trim the hedges. She's busy doing laundry anyway." And so on and so on until it turned into, "Next weekend, for sure." And then the next weekend would slip away as well. While my H was struggling with all of this noisy and self-defeating self talk, I was waiting and waiting and fighting off anger and resentment, and I wasn't being honest by pretending that I didn't want him. I wanted to give the guy a chance to come forward and make his move, but he really needed me to dance with him on this -- to come forward when he retreated and then to retreat and allow him to come forward.
Your H came through in the end and made his move without prompting, which I think is GREAT. But I wonder if you could have used Saturday as an opportunity to show him your desire for him without the expectation of ML.
Your H is aware and is thinking. He may be struggling with making a move, just as my H used to be (and might still be sometimes now.) Even if it is a slight niggling in the back of his mind, it's in there. With a little prompting from you, he will grow more and more able to stop (over)thinking and start acting.
For now, I would recommend that you make it easy for him by approaching him when you feel that "stuck and hanging" feeling. That way, he'll also see how he can make things easy for you when you need a nudge.
You are not alone in this. I still struggle with this from time to time, and need to recognize and act upon these opportunities in my own sitch more often (rather than going into my safe place to wait for him while denying my desire for him.)
