27F in long distance talking stage with 30M

About 10 months ago i started talking to a man after we followed each other on Instagram randomly. I knew this man years ago because we went to school together. He was really great to me and we started as friends. We decided to talk exclusively soon after. He would initiate facetimes everyday and would text me throughout the day. He would tell me i was beautiful and was very respectful of boundaries. He was just very sweet overall and also not experienced in dating. About a month in, we got into a major argument because he complimented another woman during a conversation . I got upset and lashed out on him. I have a lot of emotional baggage from my past relationship and made the mistake of oversharing those worries with him. We somehow got over that and continued talking. However, he got distant again so I called him out. he sent a long paragraph detailing why he felt the way he did and admitted to being wrong for not communicating. He said that the other reason for his distance was to study for a major exam. We eventually met up in person when I flew to meet him and we had the best time together. Shortly after meeting, i felt like our communication improved more and he started calling more, sent flowers for valentine’s day etc. Then around May, I overshared again and he stopped calling. He would text me everyday and said that he’s locking in to study. When he told me about the stress of work and studying, I decided that I would not press him about the issue and just observe. He stopped telling me he missed me and the compliments stopped. he would be heavily invested in our conversations but i felt like i couldn’t tell him anything anymore about what i was feeling. Fast forward , he came to my city and busy preparing for the exam and is working. I gave him time to ask me to hang out but he never initiated. I decided to take a leap of faith and ask him to hang out and he said not today because he has to work and proceeded to ask what I ended up doing. Atp idk if he likes me and i’m thinking of just ripping off the bandaid by texting him saying that I don’t think we should continue to pursue one another anymore. i still have strong feelings for him and i think he’s a good person, maybe preoccupied but maybe just doesn’t like me. I’m scared he’s not gonna fight for me and it’s over for good. What should I do?