How to get my cancer man back...?

I'm a F Scorpio and fell in love with cancer man. From day one it was fireworks and the more we got to know each other, it was as if we were made for each other. I've never been pursued romantically, honestly and whole heartily. We were long distance, but even through my logic and walls, he pushed through that and made me feel so safe and secure that he was going to protect me and everything would be okay...we would figure things out. his last serious relationship was also long distance, a few years...engaged, they broke things off bc they just weren't right for each other. I actually thought this was a strength of ours bc he had in fact gone through the long distance before, but little did I know, that would be the reason I'm writing this now...supposedly anyway!

About a month ago, things were still perfect. Then I slowly started noticing a change. A change in his texts, a change in his voice. He was getting distant and when I would try and talk to him about it, he would just sound down and say things like "I'm just sad. I dont know. You were just here and poof you're gone. I'm starting to realize how far away you actually are...". I would try and be the stronger one and support him through that, and it worked...I even gave him an out and told him to figure things out and he didn't take it. About a week later, I still noticed this wall and he finally just came out and said that it was too hard being long distance and it's emotionally exhausting and he can't bring himself to do it again. 😢

My question for those of you who know cancers...I'm also a water sign and the reason I fell so deeply so quickly for him (which. I'm a Scorpio, I do not do that!!), was bc I felt I had found someone as emotionally deep as I am. I don't understand how he can be 1000% in and put in all this time and effort and then...poof! Be done. He sent me a few "I miss you" texts here and there through out this month...I let him have it the second time and he went into detail how he still loves me but just "can't" do long distance but wants to be friends. Whatever. Then, just the other day out of the blue he texts me asking me something...and then likes a picture on my Facebook.

I don't put myself out there very much, and I fought for this. Hell...me even writing this is still fighting behind the scenes I guess! I wrote emails, texts...and he just goes into his shell and avoids!? Avoids confrontation. I suppose he's not strong enough and I should just drop it...but I can't

Lol. I meant to say I have never been pursued SO romantically, etc. 😉