He made the whole thing sketchy now...

My bf and i have been together for 7 months, the last 5 have been in long distance. We started having a really rough time because of his schedule and lack of comunication from both sides. A few days ago we had a huge fight and decided to evaluate the state of the relationship instead of just breaking up. In the same convo he tells me "i made a girl-friend a couple of weeks ago and i just realized she has a crush on me so i stopped her out of respect for you, i do feel attracted to her but it doesnt change our situation and id like to stay friends with her". And i was fine with it.

Ive always been super on board with him making friends ( any sex/orientation) , never been the jealous type and from day 1 we would always tell each other like " hey a coworker/uni mate/ x person has a crush on me but it means nothing". But this time he didnt, he lied about getting together with her and said it was with her sister. I caught the lie yesterday on videocall and he then proceeds to explain he was afraid of my reaction so he lied that time...eventhough he knows im super supportive of him making friends. He made the situation sketchy by lying but wants to cover it as a protection of my feelings thing. He lied to his gf (me) to go out with this stranger (chick) and that tells me where his priorities and respect are and the fear that he might have some double intention...like tempted to pursue her or something but nlt ready for us to break up.

Im literally a step away from breaking up with him for this because he knows i need blunt honesty in the relationship. but im also too mad right now to see if im over reacting and its something that can be work out.

Advise😩 please