Great Ex Boyfriend

So I was dating this amazing guy for about 3 months and he was so sweet and kind and all these amazing qualities but all of the sudden I didn’t feel the same way about him that I should.

We have known each other for a little over a year and he told me that he loved me (about a month after we started dating) and I’ve never had anyone that isnt family tell me that before so at first it felt really weird. So I explained that to him and he replied with a “it’s totally fine it’s just something that I felt and wanted to say because I do love you and you don’t have to say it back right away you can take your time with it”. So eventually I did end up saying I love you back and I meant it. Just over time the I love you changed meanings for me. I also really saw that when I was hanging out with one of my close guy friends and thought that I might have feelings for him because we did have history together and I felt really guilty.

So I decided that instead of stringing him along I should brake up with him but we remained friends and I know some people don’t believe that can ever happen but he called me crying the next day and I felt like a horrible human being and I didn’t know what to do or to say. But we talked and talked and today he sent me this message.

And when I read that I legit broke down and started to cry 😂 and I still don’t know how to feel about it.

So any advice or comments are very much appreciated thanks for taking the time to read it!

I also don’t know what to do with all the cute pictures we have together because I don’t wanna delete them but whenever I see them I feel guilty for hurting him.