From my box

Good evening ma.
Please, I need your advice. There is a man who did my introduction and through him I got a job. My workplace is closer to where he stays, though not extremely close. Because we are planning to get married soon, I told him I would like to stay at his place for some time so I could easily go to work and so we could both save money and prepare for the marriage.
I stayed at his place for about two months. One day he suddenly told me that he needed space and wanted time to think, and that I should go back to my parents' house for now.
I called his mother and explained everything to her, and she tried to settle the issue between us which she did and he later asked for my forgiveness that night. The next day when he stepped outside to answer a phone call, I started packing my things because I wanted to leave, in my mind, I was like, why will he go outside to answer the call. My intention was that he would beg me.
but he asked why I wanted to leave when his mum had already settled the issue. He also asked if I really loved him, saying that if he didn’t love me, he wouldn’t have allowed me to stay with him.
The following day he again told me that he needed space and that he was serious about it. So I left and went back to my parents’ house. Since then he has been calling me, but I am confused and I don’t know if he truly loves me or not.
Please ma, I would really appreciate your advice.