Just friends? Or something else?

i think either keeping you as a simple platonic fren(which is only 10% probability) or for a replacement in case he cannot find another person.usually guys who do that are alrdy over the relationship so to stick on is quite redundant.the only chance waiting for you there is either to be his sex-toy or rebound

1. He is keeping you around just in case nothing better comes around.
2. He really likes you, but you were bad in bed, and he wants to look for someone that is; without losing the person he cares about.
3. He really wants to be just friends.
4. Maybe he just wants to have sex with you, and not be commited. So he becomes your friend knowing you care about him still; you may say yes. You know, friends with benefits.

It will obviously depend on the personality of the guy (as we are all different) and the type of relationship he had with the girl and his reasons for breaking it off: maybe he felt sexually unfulfilled, wanted to play the field, was tired of arguing, bored or had met someone more pretty, more exciting, interesting, intelligent, etc

If a guy has broken up with a girl she should only be friends if she feels comfortable with it and she herself doesn't want to be more than friends else said girl could potentially be setting herself up for disappointment. Chances are if a guy broke up with a girl then she will still feel emotionally attached to him.

Personally I think (if a relationship was very deep) it is better to completely extricate yourself from it as soon as possible and retain as much dignity as you can as there are likely to be tender wounds which you don't want to have continually reopened plus there is always a lot of mixed emotions and you need space and time to get a perspective on things.

I think if a guy said he wants to remain friends he probably means it although his motives might not be honourable: For example if they are really shallow they might want to remain friends for occasional sex for a time if they find it tough getting it elsewhere or they might even be a bit sadistic and find it amusing to torment the girl. Some guys are honest and mean exactly what they say. They might feel guilty that they hurt a girl they cared about and want to help soften the blow. The girl should know what the personality of the guy is and what her corresponding reaction should be.

If a girl is in doubt about a guy's sincerity she should probably divorce him from her life.

Well it depends if you still like her, then yes your just trying to hold on cause you really never wanted to let go in the first place. Some people can really be friernds after lovers cause they don't like each other like that anymore. But MOST its hard being friends after breakin up cause you still like each other