A fp of mine from years ago has once again come into my life. We met 10 years ago and that's when he became my fp but he started dating someone soon after we met. We've talked intermittently over the years and we even became intimate for a long period of time after they broke up but he never asked me to be his girlfriend.   


He says that he wasn't ready to love again and thinks it would go differently for us this time. I'm really on the fence about whether or not I should even be talking to him because I know that I tend to make him my fp instantly whenever he comes back.  


Should I give it a try or stay away? I've loved this guy for a large portion of my life and I'm a bit scared to get hurt again.