You might have got confused a bit, seeing how his personality was changed in mid-way but some of you must have also realized- He is kind of person who has a hard time to start something but it doesn't bother him to ride the present. It is hard to explain but it's like, How hard it was for him to tell his feelings to Hina but once she said yes, He becomes a little relaxed around her and slowly started to accept the reality that she loves him.