Hi. I think you should take him at his word that he’s not ready for a relationship and is going through a difficult time. I would honestly give him space. Please forgive me for being 100% upfront with you, but it seems like you’re clinging on with the hopes he will turn around and will want to date again. It also seems you got attached very quickly and a bit too fast to someone who had recently broken up with someone else. Why don’t you date other people and give it a lot more time? You’re also very young.. True love takes a lot more time than one date. True love takes time in seeing all aspects of a person, in a lot of different scenarios. It sounds more like infatuation with how he made you feel in the very beginning. And It seems he has some things to work out first. That’s my take on it. Wish you all the best!