While I still think you should talk to him… at the same time…tbh…I don’t have a good feeling about this.
I don’t know what “hurtful” things he said to you, but I don’t think that there’s anything hurtful about you expressing your views on something that you have every right to do. I dunno…I don’t think tears are necessarily a sign of “wanting you badly”…they can also be used as a manipulation/control strategy.