You said that he was talking to you like nothing happened and that you explained to him that you were still upset about it. Asking when when he wanted to take his stuff back was a good thing. He didn't expect it, did he? He might have thought that you were cool with the breaking up and keeping his stuff at your place was fine. I think that he wanted to have his cake and eat it too: he wanted to be able to go out with that new girl, but he wanted to keep you in some sort of relationship with him so that he could decide for himself which situation is best. But it doesn't work that way. Enforce your stance - you have already took a stand by telling him to get his stuff.
You will feel some regret in not helping him because you care about him and your heart is attached to him. But he has ended that kind of attachment with you. Being a friend to him is important, but being a friend to yourself is even more important and at this point in time, you deserve some time off. I really think ending contact with him for a while, or limiting contact with him, will help bring some things into perspective for you and for him as well, though you know best.  |