Single... 😢

So me and my boyfriend have been dating for 5 and 1/2 months and he broke up with me. It's a long story. but we are calling this a break because he needs time to find himself and clear his head. And I told him I'd give him all the space and time he needs and I'm going to wait for him because we still love each other and he still wants me and his life and to see him outside of school. But here's the thing. He wants to be his kind of single meaning he can still kiss me and grab my ass and stuff. I told him yes because I want that but just no sex. And of course we are still hugging because friends hug and we can still say "I love you". But everyone we go to school with knows we are broken up so we can only do this stuff when we are alone. Does that sound bad? Should we keep it strictly friends and lessen texting and seeing each other so this is really a break? So we give each other time so miss one another?