He’s not ready for a relationship because he has a lot going on

I recently dating this guy. He’s in the Air Force just got back from Guam. The connection is great. However today he told me that he’s not ready for a relationship bcz he has a lot on his shoulder right now. With handling his mom’s business, taking care of his younger siblings, work and school. He said he still wants to hang out & be friend with me. I panicked & got really hurt because in the beginning he said he was emotionally ready. He did say that he’s not talking to any girl in the way that he talks to me, not romantically. I told him to give me sometime.

After what he told me today. I talked to him on the phone, basically asking if he’s interested in me romantically. He said yes. He did repeat himself and said but he’s not ready for a relationship. And he doesn’t want me to wait up on him because he feels like he’s gonna be stuck in this situation for a while. So I told him that I care about him, and I want him to be happy. But I also don’t want to be friend. I asked if he wanted to continue dating. He said “you want to continue dating me even though I don’t want to be in a relationship right now?” I explained to him that I’m not trying to jump into a relationship right away anyway. He also said “I feel like eventually you’ll get tired of me not being able to fully commit” which I said I’m willing to give it a try, and let’s date for 3 months and see how it goes. He agrees.

Looking back at everything so far, I now realized that his mom is probably pressuring him to take responsibility for the family when she knows about him dating me. She’s also controlling over what he can and can’t do. And doesn’t let him go out a lot. I want to get some advice on how should I handle this situation. I want to wait because I feel like he’s the right man for me. But I want to know how to build more attractions and feelings with him going through all this. We also have a dinner date planned on Saturday. Any advice would be greatly appreciate.