I just want to be friends...

[Redo]

Giving him his space i think is a good idea for now. He needs to find himself. Especially if he does not like confrontation. I think there's something on his mind that he is unable to express and thinks that separating would solve his problems. It might for now. But he's gonna run into the same issues even with another person. But that is something he would need to realize. In the long term, he should be able to express himself to you without feeling that he's walking on eggshells.