"I like you..."

I've had so many guys tell me this recently ...what the heck does it really mean? What am I suppose to do with that?

I like you....but your not good enough to date...
I like you...but your not really my type...
I like you....but I just want FWB from you until I find someone I really want
I like you...like I like my puppy...
I like you...I enjoy time with you, so let me use you until I'm done with you..
I like you....but I'm still gonna treat you like my puppy...
I like you...but..but...but...

So what does it really mean? Is it the mark of a beginning to something or is it just an over used expression guys use to stay nice but not really mean or do anything?
When does it mean more...? How can I navigate through all the bullshit to find the one who really means it?

How many times have women been run over by a guy using this saying but not really meaning it? I think in reality...liking me isn't good enough. I'm at a point where I just wanna tell a guy to fuck off when he says it..b.c I don't believe in that saying anymore.

To me...and most women..."i like you" is a guy telling us 'your worthwhile enough to take the next steps to a relationship". That's what I see when someone tells me that...so its a double negative when in reality it doesn't mean that way.
Hey 'i like cookies' but you don't see me endearing to them 'i like you cookie' before I eat it!

I'm trying not to be bitter or angry...its too early in my dating adventure to become this way. Yet I can't help but wonder...has the dating world changed so much that now its FWB first then we will see where it goes?
I guess a part of me is old school...when a guy asks me on a date its b.c he 'likes' me for who I am,and plans to take it into more serious....before the sex...before the date...so that when the date starts your both on the same page that it means more,could turn into something more. Now given...dating IS getting to know someone and seeing if you click , if there's chemistry ...but atleast in the beginning your on the same page its more then 'i like you cuz I just wanna fuck'.

Take head boys....watch your words...be straightforward...be blunt if you have to!