I need advice... Plz!!!! All advice I can get.

A few days ago my boyfriend said he needed space... Because lately we've been arguing a lot. We both love each other very much and things just got rough lately. He said we need space to see if we can live without each other. To see if we really want to be together. I do want to be with him and i can live without him I just don't want too. I asked him did want space to see if he wanted to be with somebody else and he said no. Its nobody else. And i believe that its nobody else bc hes just not that type of guy. But the space is killing me...us not talking or texting. I cant eat i cant sleep. All I want is him. Im respecting his wishes and hoping that soon he will feel what I feel. I just really dont want this to be over. He said he doesnt know how much time. What advice do you have? What do you think?