<human>: Could you distill the essence of the text into 1-3 sentences?

So without going into great detail about this guy, we met online, and we had been talking for a while. It was great, there was a mutual attraction we had a LOT in common.  I had great hopes of meeting the guy, and all of a sudden things changed. He distanced himself a little, but then slowly came back and we resumed talking. We talked about everything and I was always happy to hear from him. Up until he told me that he started seeing another girl.  He apologized and said he had no intent on hurting me, and he really did like me but he had to be realistic in that we were too far apart and it may never have worked out.  I couldn't deal with it, so I told him I needed some space. 

The thing about it is that I want to get over him, and move on, but I want to stay friends with him. Despite the fact that I'm left heartbroken, he was honest with me from the beginning, and I respect that a lot.  This is a guy I could talk to all day and not get tired of him, and he feels the same about me.  He's a really great guy and I want to keep him in my life but I'm having difficulty letting go of him in the romantic sense.

It's been a week now since we've spoken and I miss him every day. And I get so close to messaging him, but then back out because I know I'm not ready.  

Does anyone have any advice for dealing with this sort of situation?
<bot>: My online crush didn't work out, I'm hurt, but I want to get over him and still stay friends with him.