He broke up because he's stressed?

Anonymous
My boyfriend broke up with me because he's going through a hard time with family issues at the moment. He's been withdrawn for a while and no matter how hard I tried to help him he just wanted to deal with it himself. I was seeing less and less of him because he never made the effort anymore.

Last night, after I brought up the subject of us( I said he didn't seem to have time for a girlfriend), he eventually said that he thinks he should just be on his own for a while. I don't know if he's using these family issues as an excuse because he's just not into me anymore, or if he genuinely just wants to be on his own for a while.

Then he texted this morning just asking how I was, as if nothing happened. A few min later, after I didn't reply, he said he was sorry for last night. I still haven't replied yet and don't know if I should.

What does this mean? Is he sorry for breaking up and regrets it? Or was he just being friendly?
He broke up because he's stressed?
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