The End?

Usually it's me giving advice, but I could really do with some myself right now. Yesterday my boyfriend broke up with me, I was expecting it as he's been having doubts about whether it will work long term and we've discussed the options over and over again for several weeks now. When I found out I tried so hard to stop myself from crying as I was at work, I just felt all shaky and horrible, but the tears came out a little when a work friend asked if I was ok, and said I looked 'pale'. A child put a book in front of me and said 'what's that?' I gave a snivelling reply of  'it's a duck' - it must have sounded like I was traumatised about the fact that there was a duck on the page.

The thing is ... he didn't want to end it, he just doesn't know that 'our situation' will work long term, and in a way that makes it harder. I know it's hurting him, and that hurts me even more. He keeps texting, and today he asked me to please wait for him while he has time to think. I said yes but I need time apart to come to terms with things being over - meaning no communication, he then replied with - 'maybe we can go without talking untill this evening' and when I said i'm talking about a few days, he didn't like the sound of that and after a few messages, said 'but you might have found someone else in a few days'.

I can't get over this knowing there's still a chance for us both, but at the same time, I don't want to get my hopes up to just get knocked down again :(.

How can I let him go when the feelings still exist for both of us. He knows, and I know that what we had was good. I just thought it was worth fighting for ...