Have I been too honest or would you be ok receiving a text like this?

[Ridiculouslyso]

When I told someone I've been seeing he gives me butterflies. Not sure now if that's a comment to cause him running for the hills?! Obviously had no reply to my text earlier saying that!

To put into context, FWB that I've been seeing for a few months on and off (complicated etc, but pretty good together).

How long had you been fwb with him? The friends part should have some meaning otherwise you were just a fb and that's a different kettle of fish altogether!

Friends for about a year before fb. But I guess it was always an 'inappropriate' friendship.

The fwb dynamic is always a tricky one. As you said, it's hard not to invest feelings with someone you're intimate with. Do you know why he's cooled things down?

Don’t play games. You told him how you feel. It’s the right thing to do. He might back away but he’d be doing you a favour if so.

Do you know, I think this man might be ok, after all. You dropped a bombshell on him, whether you meant to or not. You didn't realise it, but butterflies and gallops convey strong emotions and your relationship was meant to be a light, no strings arrangement. Now, he could have said "Wow, Ridiculously, steady on, we're FWB!" and when you inevitably said "oh my, ofc., that's not what I meant at all....", carried on, getting what he wanted, knowing how you felt. He may simply be stepping away, having some space, giving you some space and not yet knowing how to address this obvious mismatch in your expectations of the relationship.

I think perhaps you're finding out that FWB isn't working. Now you have to find out if you can return to a friends relationship in time, with no misunderstandings. That's not a bad thing. If he's a good person, you can start there. You don't have to lose a friend over this?