>>1145
Sounds maybe like massive insecurity from him. Hard to tell given what you've provided, but maybe this one thing was always in his head, and you saying it to someone served to reaffirm this. Not that it's your fault though, people with insecurity issue tend to seek out things that confirm their negative beliefs about themselves, intentionally or not.
You say you don't want to ask him because he can't deal with relationships right now, so when would you plan on asking him? Sounds maybe like your using this to avoid the definitive answer of how he feels. Nothing good can come from staying quiet. Maybe he still loves you, but feels guilty about what he did and takes you not talking as a sign you don't want anything to do with him. Or maybe he doesn't actually love you, but you spend all this time suffering, because you're wondering if he does since you're too afraid to ask. At least if you find out he doesn't love you, you'll have some kind of closure, and you can start recovering from there.
You could hope he opens up to you on his own, but that's betting your feelings on something that you don't know, if he actually loves you or not. If you want to feel better, you need to take control by acting on what you do know. That you love him. I say just go on and ask him. You wouldn't want to waste a love by being afraid you might annoy him. Just remember that no matter how this ends, you'll likely reach some kind of closure with him, which is what you really need.