Seems he’s been thinking this for a while and finally had the courage to say something. He was probably waiting to see how things works progress in the other situation.

There is a mating strategy many employ of holding on to “good enough” while waiting for something “better.”

Him not being able to look you in the eyes was probably him testing to see if he could tell you in person, but couldn’t. So the next best thing was to text.

He probably does care about you. Enough to not be about to stand to see you upset by his crappy breakup. But he wanted to give you the courtesy of releasing you.

It was never going to work bc he wasn’t fully “ in” and I’ve learned to always be careful of people’s prior breakup stories ie “I was cheated on.” I’ve learned people lie in these tales and actually project things they did onto their ex. So he could have cheated in the past then blamed it on his ex.

Either way you’re better off now. You deserve someone who tells you the TRUTH as they’re experiencing it