Friends with benefits?

I just got out of a serious relationship and don't want to really start dating but my good guy friend and I talked about being friends with benefits. I want to but I don't want to lose him as a friend or develop feelings and get hurt. He also asked me if I am a girlfriend type and if I think it's okay to date someone just because your lonely and he told me he thinks he might want a girlfriend but then he says he thinks fwb wouldn be I'm just confused about what he wants