Why is he stringing me along?

[Bubblegumpie]

I broke up with my ex three years ago. We were in a long distance relationship, we live on the opposite sides of the world and we've only met once. But I loved him and he claims to have loved me, but got scared of things moving fast and wasn't ready to commit, so we broke up.
Ever since, we've been talking every single day, cam chatting, we're intimate and affectionate. We do everything a couple would in a ldr - except for commitment. I want to get over him and move on, but I can't seem to grow a pair and cut him out of my life. He says crap like he's addicted to me, we're great friends, I'm an amazing woman, blah blah.
He claims he wants me to move on and be happy, but his affections are making it impossible for me. I tried to cut him off, but he sent me a resentful email and we ended up talking again. He talks to me at work, at home, even when he goes out clubbing.
My question is, why does he do that to me? Of course I'm retarded enough to think on some level he still likes me and that's why. When I try to be realistic about it, I think it's because I'm an ego boost to him. I don't know what to think about it all and how to end it and be happy again, so I'll appreciate any opinions, no matter how straight forward and harsh they are. I need a wake up call.

[Cerby]

Block him on everything. Once you do it its easy to move on.

[Wakeup]

He's an addiction to you I think. You can't quit smoking if you keep having a drag so, like any addiction you have to go cold turkey and stop taking a drag of him.
You're stagnating yourself in this life of addiction to a man who only wants to keep you hooked with longing while he has you on the shelf for when you can meet again and then thats it. This is only casual sex and intimate banter to him. I'm sorry but you're likely not the only one he has been stringing along in a long distance casual sexual relationthip. You enable him to continue the status quo.

To give yourself the proper closure so you're not tempted to keep in contact, tell him that you're not doing this anymore because he's not willing to give you what you want in order to be happy so you'll not be doing this anymore. Then don't contact him again and don't respond unless his subject line is something like "I want what you want."

Your question is: "Why does he do that to me? The answer is because you let him.