Confusion

I am so confused right now. I think I like this guy friend of mine, but I am not sure. I mean we haven't known each other for long. Probably for about a month and a couple of weeks. We have been spending quite a lot of time together and getting to know each other. 

I have been to his soccer games, been to his house, meet his dad and little half-brother, meet his flat-mate and pretty much everything.We text each other everyday and sometimes he would call me. But now that it's the holidays, and he has to babysit his little brother for 3 weeks, we don't get to spend much time together. It kinda sucks. It's only been a 4 days since we've last been together and I sort of miss him already. I want to see him...

But the thing is. Do I really want to be with him and do I really like him more than a friend? Or do I like him coz he kind of resembles my stupid Filipino "ex"? Like they are both about the same height, they both sound kind of similar when they are on the phone and when they talk (face-to-face) to me, and (not being racist or anything) but they are both black. Well one is Filipino and the (one I 'like') is African. So it's kinda like Black (Filipino) and Brown (African) rather than just 'black'. 

Anyways. The only thing that is not the same about them is that the African guy is more fit, he does boxing and plays soccer and can run a mile (he's a really fast runner) and the Filipino "ex" is like fat, useless and is shit coz all he does is drink, smoke and party all day/week long,  hook up with God-knows how many chicks, and those are  some of the reasons why I hate him. The African guy is cooler. He doesn't smoke or over-drink and party. He only wants to find someone who he loves and loves him back.

I don't know whether I like him coz of the fact that he sort of reminds me of my "ex" or that I do actually like him. I'm so confused. It's like I want to be with him, but then I can't handle the criticism that I will get for going out with a black guy... and I have also realized I don't like the thought of being 'taken' as my status. I think I am the 'flirty' type of person, and I do not like being someone's girlfriend and I like the idea of being free and single but then again, I feel kind of sad when I see all these people with the one they love and all that. But what can I do? I don't want to have my status being said as 'taken', 'seeing someone', 'in a relationship' etc. etc.

Well. I don't know what I want. Do I? I mean, Yeah. I want a boyfriend and then No, I don't want one coz I don't want to be known as I'm taken. GOD I'm so confused and frustrated about this. 

I miss him right now. Can we be friends forever or is that all we're ever gonna be?