Truthfully, he was hitting on you, but didn't want you to think that because he wanted you to think he was just trying to flatter you. It's a way for jerks like that to break the ice. He wanted you to warm up to him, then things progress and before you know it.....bam.......he's cheating on his wife. He wrote the whole thing about him and his wife so the fact that he was married wouldn't scare you off if you knew they were having problems.