It means he is confused. You HAVE to accept what he says to you as what it is.... Not what he says to everyone else. It is/was you and him in the relationship... Not them.
I had been seeing this guy and he broke things off because he said his feelings had changed but now he is telling our mutual friends that we are close and figuring things out. What does this mean?
Go find another boy toy this guy is mixed up my majic ball says
He sounds a bit unstable. I'd be peeved if he was treating me like an on/off switch thru a third party.
Is he seriously letting you know he's feeling remorse over the break-up by telling mutual friends instead of to you directly (?)
If he hasn't said it directly to you, don't believe a thing thats supposedly been said.
It means his lying to one of you. Trust what he has said to you and move on, don't let him play games because he can't be honest. Don't over analyse it he has told you that he doesn't want to be with you, what was the reason?