the downs of loving

We are facing a crisis. I won't deny that. Even though we are apparently okay and still talking normally, there's already an unspoken strain in our relationship that has brought us to a point where there's a very thin thread holding us together. And this thread may snap at any moment. All it needs is a catalyst. We are officially on a break. A break away from each other where we don't see each other, as if we are not apart enough. Well he said he needed space; some "breathing space" in his own words.
I guess it's still impossible for him to share everything with me, his ups and downs. He's still very much an independent individual who likes to be emotional independent. I do understand where he's coming from though. It's always much easier to be emotionally independent, for you prevent yourself from being vulnerable and you prevent yourself from getting hurt in any way. I guess I'm a weakling in this manner. When I love someone, I literally throw my whole being into the relationship, becoming emotionally dependent on my source of support, my real pillar of strength. And him, being there for me, has to take my shit. And I will do the same. But this is not the case of us. He's just not up for it. I don't know if he'll ever be. I've always known that he has a lot of things in his mind and his life that he's unwilling to share with me. I'm not sure why though. Is he afraid that I may look at him differently if those aspects of his life are revealed to me? Is he worried that by me knowing so much, should we cease to be together, I will have a lot of things I can hold against him? He just can't trust. Not me, not anyone. And whenever I bring this up he just gets mad and tries to avoid the whole issue. It's a problem, and I can totally see it getting worse. It's just too bad that I really fell in love with this guy. So I have to accept this whole shit and try to make it work. I'm not sure if I can, and I'm not sure what I can really do to make it work. But really, I've laid down my cards and thrown the ball back at his court. I told him that I love him, I care about him, and respect him. I'm proud of him and will support him in whatever he chooses to do, even though I may not like what he eventually chooses to do. And now he's the one who's unsure. He's unsure if he really loves me. He's unsure that he wants to be in this relationship. And he can't even tell me that he loves me, or misses me, or cares about me. All he can say is, "give me time. don't force me." If I really want to be angry, I can. But I won't. For it's not going to make things any better. I'll give him the space he wants. Although I can see that he's distancing himself away from me. And I have this feeling that we will eventually be apart. I'll be sad, for sure. But I'll survive. Like I always have.