I need your help, boyfriend and i dated for 5 years and now he asked for a break ..?

My boyfriend and I have been dating for 5 years. Everything was well. One night we stole the blanket and i was freezing so I joked and was like hey give the blanket back you have all of it on your side. and i said you can have it all when im not here. and then i joked saying fine its over u can have it. etc. and i laughed and said im kidding. but then we went to sleep and i didnt think anything was wrong. the next morning he got ready for work and i made him his lunch and as we walked out the door i kissed him good bye and he left and then i left back to my house. i texted him when i got home as i always did to say i made it home safe. and everything was fine . he texted me everyday since then. until i believe the third day after he said something about we need to talk.. so i asked if it was about what i said and he said you'll see. so i knew it was. i apologized right then and there saying i didn't mean it.and he goes you don't joke with love. and that he is hurt. so i said I understand , i'm sorry. So we spoke a few days later, and he said that he needs to do some soul searching and that we need a break , i asked how long and he said i guess 2 or so weeks is good. I said ok. fine. I understand. We still talk through texting as we normally did unless were together. He still jokes with me and everything. Its been a month since he asked for the break, and I finally went over his house to celebrate his mothers birthday. when I got there it was just his sister boyfriend and I since my boyfriend went to get his mothers cake. when he got home he asked his sisters boyfriend where his little midget it (because im short) its his little nickname for me. so I was just staying quite until he found me and i just kinda was stand of ish.. No smilies no nothing. Then I went to the kitchen and he was showing me the cake and i just said its nice. and then after i went to watch tv and he came behind me and hugged me. and he kept hugging me all that day until his family got home. then we went to his room to get ready for his mothers birthday dinner, and he was all hugging again. I offered to pay for my half at dinner but i didnt say it loud so everyone could here. and he said no. I rubbed his back while eating dinner. and everything. He sat next to me in the car as well.I slept over since it was super late to drive 30 miles back home, so we slept together in his bed,the next day we woke up, and he was like get dressed, i didnt ask any questions and just did as he said, we ended up eating breakfast with his mom and going to the store.i acted normal and a lil stand of ish. and was very quiet (which i never am ) so that night his family came over and after they left we went with his friend and his sister to the store just to hang out before he left. then when we got home, i was enough, let me ask him where we stand. So i did and he was like I wanted a break in the beginning and it turned it to a break up.. I was confused.. He kept saying I'm 22 going on 23 and still no degree and not sure of where i am going in life and what career i am going to have. I'm at a dead end job and I have debt! I know I hurt him from saying what I did, but all he could have done was got upset, and then spoke to me about it and then move on from it. NOT BREAK UP WITH ME! He said everything I did these 5 years was for you. and he goes look what happen. I think he is personally confused in life right now and maybe me saying what i did hit a insecurity point? I;m not sure. I love him so much and want to cater to his every need and everything. I hate not being with him. His entire family is in love with me. He hasnt told them we are broken up. And I dont think he is... I still have hope and im not giving up on us. And the night I asked him whats going on, what are we etc. he was like we are friends and were still going to talk . but he seemed confused when saying it. and well that night before bed he asked when i was going home, and i said in the morning. he goes your not gonna go tomorrow with us? i said no.. then it was quiet then he goes they will start asking questions. So I said well what are u gonna do later on then when they ask. and he kinda moved his shoulder like idk.. and stayed quiet. so i said ok I'll go. then we went to go to bed and i couldnt sleep i kept moving around and he was like whats wrong i said i cant sleep, so he gave me his pillow! we woke up the next morning went on to where we had to go with his family. and on the drive back he was tired and he laid his head on my shoulder and had his arm across my legs. Of course he could have just laid back or to the side. He said he still loves me.. This has me all confused. I dont know what to do. So please help me... Starting today I told myself I am not going to text him. He can text me. He knows I always say good morning and good night and i kinda laid of lately. so i know he will think something.. So help me guys, what can i do?