Please help me understand this? (EMERGENCY36)?

If a guy says: Hey, I don’t think I’m ready for a relationship, can we just stay as friends” and he has low self esteem issues and never been in a relationship, but held my hands few times and after that he had told me he wants to move slowly and see where things go, should I be friends and move on or just move on?
Please help me understand this? (EMERGENCY36)?
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