What if neither person is ready for a serious relationship?

[littlebittle]

I've been nc with my ex-boyfriend for about 2 weeks. He broke up with me a little over a month ago, saying that he has feelings for me, but he isn't ready for a serious relationship. We dated for about 3 months. We both had trust issues and fears going into it, but things got serious really quickly. I was pretty upset when we broke up, because he's really a special guy and we are so good together. He wanted us to continue being friends, but I was getting hurt and confused by all of his mixed signals and finally I told him we had to take a break from talking. He's been really kind and supportive through everything, and I think of him as my best friend.

 

The past two weeks have been way easier than I thought. As soon as we stopped talking, I was able to focus on my life again and calm down and think rationally. I've come to the realization that I am also not ready for a very serious relationship. In fact, I realized that I pushed him away by acting distant and closed off. He touched on this when we broke up, but at the time I couldn't really think clearly about it. I didn't mean to act that way, and I really like him so much, but I was scared and I felt a lot of pressure.

 

I told him I'd touch base with him at the end of this week. I haven't had the urge to call him or email him once since we started nc. I couldn't have cleared my head otherwise. I really want to try to be friends with him. Is it possible for us to just be friends if neither of us wants a serious relationship?