What does he mean by that?

Update: So I asked him what he meant since you guys thought he was trying to control me, went through that before not doing that shit again, and this is what he said copy paste.

‘I’m sorry I didn’t mean for that to sound bad or anything, I just couldn’t word the feeling any other way. I don’t have feelings for other people, If I did they were superficial at best. A dear friend here or there, a brother maybe but nothing for someone I’ve known sexually. Then I met you and I knew that, for you, the walls could come down if I let them so I did.

And I don’t regret doing that, I’m scared shitless because you’re probably the closest anyone’s ever been to me. I like it but it’s like having someone point a gun to my head and waiting on them to pull the trigger and being grateful to them every second they don’t. For you it was a risk I was willing to take and again I’m glad I did.’

And then I said ‘That line made me feel like an object and you know from (insert ex here) that I can’t go through that again.’

And then he replied, ‘If we’re being honest then yeah I may view you as mine but you are your own person, I only want to be there with you while you grow if you’ll let me. I guess I view you as an object in the sense of being mine and as a sentient being, I wouldn’t hate if you did the same. I’m yours, I always will be till you don’t want me anymore.

I chose you and I always will,’

I really wasn’t sure what to say to that actually, the way the texts felt, to me, was so intense. I’ve never had anyone really say anything like that to me before.

We’ve been together for awhile and how we really feel about each other is starting to come to light. I made a passing joke that I was so special that there was no one else for him but me and he thought it was okay to tell me that.

I don’t hate him for it but I’m more confused than anything and not sure how to process that viewpoint at all