Two quick things: "He said right now I need to give him space. This is hard to do but I will have to try because I can feel that he is genuinely intending to end the relationship."
On the contrary, I would say that you should give him space simply because he has asked for it. Your actions now need to be what is right for you, REGARDLESS of whether he ends that R or not. He doesn't know right now what he wants. Live with that or not. Pushing him will get you an answer you don't want, almost assuredly.
Any person on this planet deserves enough respect and concern from those who love them to have whatever space they need to make their own choices freely.
Second, as others have suggested, work on GALing. This weekend is a great opportunity and it sounds like you have some fun options :-)
