Welcome to the Community, parand. He is being ambivalent. To say he needs to figure things our but was not sure if he was in love with you is an interesting state of affairs.

Not all relationships include love. The people make it work because they like being together.

You have a choice to make. You cannot make up his mind for him. He did not say how much time it would take to make up his mind. If after a reasonable time, you do not have an answer, maybe being apart will either be the right decision or help him make a commitment.