He's confusing the life out of me - please help!?

My boyfriend and me have just been through a very rocky patch, I'm not even sure if we're together or not. He's telling me he wants to work on our friendship. I've been clear I would like us to be in a relationship but don't want to go through the last 6 weeks again. I'm sure this is where he's coming from too. I'm just not sure what to do as he continues to send romantic messages, good night messages, we have no fixed plans to see each other but he says he'd like me to get in touch/would like to hang out any time, that he loves me, has always loved me and will continue to love me forever. He's 36, lives with his parents and i sense he's just very reluctant to move on to the next stage, he's also an artist, very focused on this but unfortunately this isn't making him a living. He came to visit me, we talked baout a lot of things, he was very tearful and kept saying he really didn't want to get hurt and that he didn't want to feel like that anymore. I said i promised i'd never create any reason to hurt him and that until he can forgive and let go of the last few weeks there's nothing i can do. We talked for ages and then it came to the moment we needed to part. Neither of us wanted to go, we walked away and he went to get his train. I then got a call from him that he jumped off the train and was coming to see me. He came back to mine we talked more then he left in the morning. He had nothing more to offer, and now i just feel in limbo....it's really sad as I know we both love each other, there's never been any infidelity, what can i do?? Do I just move on and remain in contact with him? Please help...