I accidently friend zoned a very good friend and now he says he made a mistake. What do I do?

I recently became friends with this guy and our friendship has been great. Our friendship is exactly the kind I've been looking for.

When we first met I was taking a break from relationships and he knew that. Fortunately for me he wanted nothing to do with relationships either. He was always saying how love and relationships only brought pain. He was so against it due to past experiences that I never expected him to hint that he wanted to be with me.

It happened when he was trying to convince another guy to think of living a single like he was and I begun to explain to him how people need certain things that can only be found in a lover and not in a friend. I told him of some things I was looking out for but a friend couldn't give me. Then he started saying that he could give me those things. Initially I thought he meant he could give me those things as a friend so I was a bit skeptical about giving in. It was a while later that I realised he wanted to be more than a friend.

I've told him that I can give us a chance because he is the kind of guy I want to be with and I think being with him would be a good thing but he keeps saying that he made a mistake by changing his mind about love and that it only brought him pain.

I've always known that he's the kind of guy I want but both of us wanted nothing to do with relationships before so I never let myself develop any feelings for him.

What do I do now?

I accidently friend zoned a very good friend and now he says he made a mistake. What do I do?
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