cancer man sending mixed signals

so i met this Cancer guy two months ago (i'm an Aquarius woman btw & we're both early 20's) & everything seemed to be going great. we have the same interest and loved conversing with each other. we're both also two VERY emotional people and find comfort with one another. we've gone on amazing dates, but as time passed he began to isolate his self more. i would try to make plans to see him and he'd decline or say "maybe tomorrow", while continuing to text and snapchat me all day. i never understood why we couldn't just hangout? seeing as he was pretty much just sitting at home making art. we did have a sexually intimate night together at one point and he told me personal things about his life that he's told no one else. i know that's usually a sign a cancer is into you. when we're together i often find him staring at me as well and giving me compliments.

we seemed to be doing fine and still getting to know each other, till one day i got tired of his flakey ways and sent him a passive aggressive text message. he then replied and i never responded until 3 days later, telling him i was sorry for my text. he then told me he was becoming stressed out with me and that we should take a break from what we had going. he said he wanted to still be friends and hangout because he loves being around me; but that he wasn't able to provide what i want right now (a relationship) as he's trying to get his life together. i took this very hard and we both cried about it, as i told him i'd probably disappear in order to protect my heart.

since then i stopped texting him and haven't attempted to reach out to him. we both watch each other's snap stories often. a few days after the "break up" he sent me silly videos and acted as if nothing ever happened. is this typical for a cancer man? i can't tell what we have going on anymore. i feel reluctant to talk to him as personally & goofy as i once was, because i feel like the "break up" was him saying i was being overbearing. but he's now the one trying to revive our friendship. it all just seems weird to me. i do want to remain friends, however i'm not sure if i can because i have feelings for him. i also can't understand how he could be so full force and even tell me he loves me, but then just decide he didn't want to be with me over one text message. are cancer men always this confusing—

My guy was exactly the same except when I told him it can work because he wouldn't prioritise me he said he didn't want to be single I'm confused