Why did he cry when he was the one not wanting to commit?

Men and women break up differently. Women breakup harder but for men it takes longer.

Men immediately jump into the dating pool to seek out as many short-term/casual relationships as they can for the sole purpose of proving to themselves they are still sexy and wanted by the opposite sex. However, it solely about getting their ego stroked—very shallow, superficial, and self serving.

He’s doing it for an ‘ego stroke.’ He KNOWS you like him and is hoping you will jump back on his casual train so he can get his needs met (ego stroked), then toss you aside again when he gets a whiff you want more than what he’s willing to offer you.

This is why smart women don’t go near the ‘rebounders'(broken hearted men).