He's not ready for a relationship, should I wait?

Anonymous
Please bear with me. This is a little long (though it is the condensed version :) but I would really appreciate an unbiased point of view.

I met a guy and we hit it off straight away, right into the deep meaningful conversations about kids life etc after only a few days. He said I ticked all the boxes and I started getting quite attached. Then he said he wasn't sure he wanted a relationship but wanted to get to know me better before he decided. I figure that's fair enough. Two days later we're out with a group of friends, at the end of the night he offers me a ride home (things looked promising) and on the way he tells me he isn't over his ex and isn't in the right head space for a relationship. I kinda saw that coming so I told him I understood and that I didn't like it but that I would just have to accept.

Now this is where it gets messy. I really liked this guy and I suggested we go back to his place just for fun. Physically we're both all over each other so that wasn't the issue. We agreed to keep it quiet from mutual friends and both of us saw it as fun. Except it was amazing, way more than a one night stand and then the next day he wanted to take me out for breakfast and we spent a big chunk of the day together even though I know he already had other plans. Before I went home I told him I thought last night was great, we're really good together and if it would happen again. He said that wasn't the plan and he would need to think about it and talk to a close friend as he'd never done anything like that before.

argh, so now I don't know what to do. I honestly thought I could accept he didn't want a girlfriend but the way he treated me was not like a one night thing. I'm convinced he has feelings for me and I think he's great so I really don't want to write him off just yet. He's giving me so many mixed messages and he's been burnt badly in the past. I can't help but think he's just really confused, on the other hand my little heart is already hurting.

So what do you guys think? Should I give him space and time and hope he gives me a chance, pursue the FWB's thing or just pretend nothing ever happened. I have to see him several times a week so I can't just never see him again. Thing is I know when I see him again all I'll want to do is jump him!
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well he still hasn't contacted me (5 days later) so I have no idea what he's decided to do about my proposition. Is 5 days not long enough? I know I'm very impulsive and make decisions quickly and stick to them so this waiting is driving me nuts!
He's not ready for a relationship, should I wait?
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