what shoud I do about my boyfriend ?

im a 49 year old woman and my boy friend is 51 .now he just told me he was not in love with me but want to keep dating me he told me he dont know why hes not him loves spending time with me and just being with me and that im a great woman. he got a lot on hes shouder right now and hes nevers are about shout he has a mother with alltimers ya I know thats not how it spelled im a bad speller.he lives with hes mom and he also has a 10 year old boy that lives with him and the boys mother and her family are cousing troubal for him . and my boy friends family on him about his mom.and I was moving to fast for him .I know he care for me that I do know we talk ever day 3 to 4 times a day on line and on the phone wane im not with him. and wane I am with him he stell calls me on hes lunch breaks.he told me that it maybe becouse of all the strase hes under is why hes not in love .so I have back off and im just going to be his girl friend and his friend and be there for him I real care for him and want this to work out I wate for him . so what do you think I have no friends to talk to please help