Can a boyfriend love you, but leave you?

Anonymous
We were 6 months in a long distance relationship with my boyfriend, and 4 months more off and on after it, being unable to let each other go. The relationship grew toxic over time, in the sense that I demanded more time and attention, and he couldn't provide it. Sometimes I feel maybe it was the distance that made me feel unhappy about any amount of time he could deliver. He got overwhelmed with his own issues, started neglecting me, and I got desperate and our conversations were very tense and nagging. However, we really share a deep connection, and we understand each other on a deeper level. We can talk hours and hours. He admits he is able to be vulnerable around me, and that I'm really special to him, and he has feelings for me. He told me many times that he loves me. However, he also says he's unable to be a good partner in the distance for me. That I demand more than he can provide being in the distance. We both are weak to let each other go, in the sense that during these 4 months, or either he reaches out, or I reach out. So there might have been periods that we haven't talked to each other, but we couldn't keep it going for more than two weeks. It's very hard for me. I'm very attached to him. However, he told me that if he gets in a more stable position, financially speaking, he'll come to visit me and see if we can make it work again.
I'm a very emotional person. There's no distance, time or finance that can overcome how much I love a partner. But I feel he's not driven my emotions. It makes me feel he loves me less than I do. I would like the opinion of an outsider to judge the situation. He's not perfect either, we have had many arguments and our opinions have sometimes clashed, but we always end up getting back together and forgiving each other.
Can a boyfriend love you, but leave you?
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