Go out with him again?

I met this guy who seems to have the qualities I'm looking for. Age appropriate, financially stable, active lifestyle, handsome. The sense of humour isn't really there, but I'm willing to get to know him a bit better. Sometimes those things develop over time.

The first time, he invited me to this party with a deejay, it was fun. He walked me home at the end of the night, but as we were walking, he invited me to come have a night cap on his balcony. I declined. He messaged me a couple of times after that to say, "Hey, I'll be here at this hour, come join if you want to". I didn't.

The second time we went to see this movie at a film festival (Monday night), also fun. I appreciated it. As we walked back together to our respective homes, he again invited me to his balcony for a beer. He knew I'd been sleep deprived the past few days and I had an early morning today so I declined. "Come on, just one beer? For half an hour? Herbal tea?" I said sorry and we parted ways.

When I got home, he messaged me thanks for a lovely evening, and I thanked him again also. But then he said a couple of things that kind of turned me off. Please keep in mind that English is not his first language, so some of the vocab may be not in the right context.

Him: Am I wrong if I think you barely have confidence in guys in general, and if I think you had some kind of bad experience/trauma in the past?

Me: Not totally wrong. I mean, a lot of women you speak to will have had bad experience/s with men.

Him: True fact. Shame on men.

Me: Are you wondering because I didn't go home with you?

Him: Not necessarily. I just want to tell you I don't bite and I feel and understand you whatever :)

Me: I want a healthier lifestyle and part of the reason I haven't been sleeping well is alcohol, so I'm trying to be more wholesome. But yes, I' m also becoming more protective of myself. I might have considered a drink somewhere outside (The street we were walking on had literally 12 bars, we passed so many).

Me continuing: But more so I just want a quiet night, make lunch for work tomorrow and go to bed early.

Him: You know I am not that much of a party guy in general, and I don't drink much alcohol (so why the fuck were you suggesting it?)

Me: I think if I went to yours, I would have gotten more comfortable and it would be harder to leave. Even if a friend invited me to their house right now I'd say no because I know how lazy I get.

Him: What you want and say to me is very important and I would be glad to follow your path, which seems to me as a very good example to follow.

Anyway, he went on to say he understands. But also that he feels I have a wrong image of him and I said nah all's cool. which it was until... I dunno, him asking me that initial question felt a bit intrusive. My friend suggested he might be autistic, and that's also why the sense of humour might not be there.

We said goodnight and he added I have "tres belle jambes" = "really nice/beautiful/great legs". Arguably not the right timing but I let it slide, accepted the compliment with a smile.

So should I give this another shot, see where it goes? Or do you believe that if the chemistry is absent from the beginning, it's not gonna happen? In my best three previous relationships, there's been this friendly, giggly warmth from the get-go. I've found similar vibes with a few dudes since my last breakup over a year ago, but none of them worked out/stuck around. I'm open-minded, I want to try new things (and hopefully see new results), but I also think I should feel more enthusiasm about the person/people I'm dating. He's asked me out again and I'm kinda feeling meeeh....