<human>: Can you summarize the given text in a few sentences?

So I just got back from traveling in Australia. Met someone just 1 month into my time there, ended up living with him and all. We were together for 10 months and I had to leave bevause my visa expired. He cannot come to the US for financial reasons and we sort of avoided talking about "the end" for most of our relationship. Now, I am back in my country and we broke up quite mutually and amicably-we just knew it was coming. During the breakup he said we were just downgrading to "best friends". I dont know how I feel about that. Is being best friends with a recent ex and someone you really love even possible? 

We had a good relationship. We both agreed that if our geography weren't fucked, we'd still be together.  I doubt that something will work out for us in the future, however. I'm quite happy in the US and don't see myself long term in Australia. We keep conversation light nowadays. I try to ignore him sometimes to create a disconnect. He says he feels bad that he couldn't be who and where I wanted him to be. Says he still wants to be there for me and isn't ready to lose me as part of his life... Signs off every message with xoxo, calls me beautiful, my girl, and lovely occasionally. Given the situation and circumstances here, can we actually just be best friends? He moreso pushed for the immediate breakup. jusy thought we should rip off the bandaid, but said he was afraid of someone else having me that didnt deserve me, loved me so much etc etc. idk. I feel like he's just keeping me in his grips... When I mentioned that we shouldnt be best friends he said "okay, so just regular friends". What do I think of this? Does he really need me or just doesnt want me to talk to another man? The situation is bizarre because we quite loved each other when I left the country and i dont know what to think. He wants to visit someday soon, said i was the love of his life, never loved a woman until he met me, but also thought I deserved better than him and tha he just wants me to be happy.
<bot>: I fell in love in another country while traveling, he still wants to be friends and talk all the time after I came home and we broke up. Is it right/not right?