For some backstory. Around 5 or so months ago I got out of a one year relationship. We practically lived together the entire time even though we are quite young (I’m 18 M. My ex is 17 M.)

Since my breakup I have been exploring my options and in doing so genuinely enjoy the single life. Until recently, I was on a trip in a big city and got an invite to a date. Only just met the guy through Instagram, and decided why not since I have never actually been wined and dined before. He is 19 M and when we go out it was pretty awesome. He bought the dinner and we took a nice long stroll in a park, I left back to my home and immediately had him texting me constantly saying I’m the “most incredible person he’s ever met and I am so grateful to have you in in his life”. For context, I made it very clear that I wanted to be casual and not have strings attached when he first asked me out. A couple weeks go by of chatting back and forth and I let him know I’m moving to the city and ask if he’d be interested in another date.

He now has consistently been going on rants about how the moment I move to the city. I MUST. Completely block contact from my ex and that I have to delete every photo I have of him on my instagram. Demanding that I’m his…..and that that’s what YOU NEED. To do when you get over your ex. But I personally get over ex’s way differently…especially with this ex him and I are still very close friends and he is still considered “family” to everyone in my BIO family. Plus I hate deleting posts. I love having the old memories even if the friendships ended badly, or we are ex’s and so on. This new guy is very demanding and Insists I’m his. I feel like perhaps I lead him on since one time I said that I “loved him as a person”. WHICH I LITERALLY TELL EVERYONE.

I’m honestly not sure what to do, Ive made it very clear I am not ready for a new relationship. And that I have my own struggles I need to get through first before even considering it. But at the same token I don’t want to loose this person because it’s very rare for me to find someone IRL that is interested in me…am I the asshole?