<human>: Can you condense the text into three sentences or less?

Is this b.s. or is this sincere? (The "next level" is NOT engagement or marriage, FYI).  This is what was said to me as rational (at least one reason) for ending a ~1.5 years relationship unexpectedly. 

Background: Me (21F) and my once-SO (20M) were basically planning for a long term relationship through college; we both attend the same university. Being apart this summer (me with courses, him with an internship) was difficult, as usual. We promised each other before departing for the summer that nothing would change between us, no matter what. Obviously, that promise was broken by my once-SO - break up was because of school, work, and parental pressures supposedly. He wants to remain close friends...I really don't think this is possible. 

Semester starts soon, I want to ask him what this means, but I also don't want to have to see him/break no contact. I would like to establish with him, however, that because I reached a religious/faith-based level of love for him, I simply cannot just stop loving him, and therefore, his worst fear has come to fruition; he will lose me completely. 

I will not consider him as an ex. Therefore, I want him to treat this whole situation as if we never met. It's that, or he's dead to me.
<bot>: Is his rational b.s. or sincere (referring to title)? Opinions/comments on treating him as if we never met or if he is dead.