Hi there,
Being that you may be vulnerable at the present time, playing it cool and just seeing where he really is coming from would be my suggestion this way there is no wrong signals given between either one of you which in turn could possibly hurt your good friendship. I know this was probably none of my business but it looked like you were looking for some advice in your post, just thought I'd put my 2 cents in with hopes to offer some insight. Take care, I hope things are going better for you these days
"darkeyes"