I need help on being friends with my ex its so hard for me its driving me nuts?

so my ex me and him have had good times and bad times and we talk and then not talk for months but now hes back again and he wants to be just friends and nothing else i still love him i cant stop the feelings i have but i do not want to losse him i want to be friends but i do not really know how to and he was like i want a girl that is more like me and not drama i was like welcome to the real world every one has drama one way or other when they go out with someone he thinks he can find a perfect girl like no not in this world like we have to talk about just friends stuff and that is it and its so hard for me to do that :( i want to kiss him i want to hugg him and hes all like friends and that is it its your last change i was like wif its my last change why the hell cant he see that i like him it ant fair :(