He just broke up with his girlfriend. Not ready for a new relationship...or one with me? GUY ADVICE ONLY PLZ!?

Ok,.... I recently ran into a guy I knew from highschool. He had just broken up with his girlfriend of a year who also had a little boy he was attatched to. HE has pursued ME and tells me he really likes me. We've hung out a few times and hes very affectionate, and kisses me and cuddles with me and holds my hand etc. He keeps saying he wants to take things very slow cause he isnt ready to jump back into a relationship and end up hurting me or him getting hurt. Im ok with that but just wondering if hes only saying that cause he isnt totally interested and just doesnt want to hurt my feelings or if he really is just not ready. Like I said he pursued me, and asks me to come hang out, and seems very very interested. Just want a guys take on this. HE broke up with her and she is still texting him wanting him back. But he insists theat he wont go back. She was a very selfish person. So if you are a guy and were in this situation and u had just broken up with someone could you be REALLY interested in someone and still not want to move forward with it because u just arent ready for all that a relationship brings and want the last one to be completely out of your mind (No more text wars about why we broke up) or should I assume hes just not that interested cause if he was hed just be going with it. Just trying to save myself from heartache and figure you boys out! Should I just be his friend and get to know him really well and wait for him to come around to being ready again like he says or move on? P.S. We're not little kids either. Hes 27 and Im 26. Thanks for all ur input!He just broke up with his girlfriend. Not ready for a new relationship...or one with me? GUY ADVICE ONLY PLZ!?
I think that you should keep it friends. That being said, keep it strictly friends: no kissing, etc. Otherwise, there's no advantage to getting in a relationship other than for the title itself. If he can get kisses and cuddles for free, why would he want more?





And you never know... If he has a child with this ex a that he's attached to, he could go swinging back that way again. If he's not ready for a relationship and needs time to 'think', he has to be thinking about something, no?





Good luck.