Boyfriend trouble

My boyfriend and I had an amazing relationship but then things started to get rocky. We fought more and always broke up but got back together. Overtime I could tell my boyfriend was becoming more distant and it scared me. I asked him about it and he told me the feelings are no longer there for him because of all the fighting, but that he still cares for me dearly and has love for me. Everyone is telling me to just get over him and I know that's probably the easier thing to do but it's not what I want. He told me he'll stick around until I'm ready to break up but if his feelings change and he wants to be with me again then he'll stay because he wants to be with me. The other day we went out with friends and he told me how beautiful I was and how bad he feels because of how he feels and he wishes he didn't. How do I get him to get his feelings back, I miss him a lot and it hurts.