I agree that this "let's be friends" thing is problematic. I got the, "I care for you and see you as a friend" line from H. the other night (alongside the ever popular "I love you in a platonic way".
It seems to me that it could go one of two ways. Either he wants to have a friendship that can be built on slowly as you work your way back, which could be okay. Or, he wants to eat cake. Do you have any kind of a read on which it is right now?
M - 34 H - 36 Together 10 years Married 4 years BD - March, 2014
