Ex boyfriend confusion

My boyfriend and I broke up yesterday due to some things but he kept reminding me he still loves me, wants to be best friends like when we first met, and cares for me and wants me in his life and is still texting me after our breakup. but he says he doesn’t feel the same because we stressed and exhausted each other a lot from a big fight we had and hasn’t been the same since. Could it be possible he just needs some time alone and time to fix the strong bond we had before our fight and trust each other again ( we never had a huge fight before that one ) and be able to rejoin again since we still love each other just we feel stressed and he still wants me apart of his life because we mean a lot to each other.