I need an opinion!

[yella21]

My ex boyfriend and I have been broken up for a few months now and have odd enough became friends. when we first broke up it was so painful and i had promised myself that if we were ever to brake up i didn't want rebound because i wanted to let time heal all wounds, learn from the mistakes in the relationship, and mature and be a better women. He of course went to rebound mode, did his drinking, and lived his life. I felt betrayed and replaced. After sometime i started to feel happy and a little more interest in the dating scene. It was the 2nd month of me finally getting over him and i did the biggest mistake by answering his phone call. he wanted to be friends, at first i had my guard up and now after a month it feels more like a game. IT did feel like a regular friendship just hanging out. then He would say he wanted to get back together but i didn't show it. I did consider thinking about dating him again but i held back because of the girl he use to be with was still clingy to him. the girl he dated after me is still around she is only 18 or we are both 21. he would tell me that she would still like to be friends even if he dates other girls. he would complain to me about how clingy she was and from what a friend has told me she seems very easy to manipulate. I feel like i'm heading down that title. he says that his feelings for me are kinda going away yet he kissed me and said he loves me more than her. which doesn't make sense! he also said that the girl he once dated said they both should start dating again, and he said maybe. Of course he's going to say things that i wanna hear but to be honest i don't even really trust him. he tells me that she says his friendship with me does bug her, but she understands? at times i feel like playing the game but then again why waste time? there is certain times when we txt but other times he doesn't really contact unless i do. I just need help or advice!

[Philosoraptor]

If you want to take the best care of yourself you'll get out of this until you've both fully healed. At that point you may be able to pursue a friendship. But him claiming love to you is a red flag for any friendship.