How Long Should I Wait to Date After Breakup?

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I have been single for about a week and half from a 5 year, on-and-off relationship. My exboyfriend decided that he did not want to be in a relationship that he is too young to be settled right now, so he left and he is doing his own thing.

It hurt me since we have been together for a long time but it is not the first time. I had a hard time dealing with it for the first few days but I'm better as time passes. I miss him a lot and I am still in love with him but he did not know how to treat me and I deserve better.

Anyways I meet this guy through Facebook, he used to go to my high school and requested me and I added him. He said hi through a post, I replied, and we had a great conversation about basketball, which both of us are extremely passionate about. He gave me his number and we have been texting back and forth for the past 3 days, but today he didn't text me and I will not chase him, though he seems to be a wonderful guy.

I am still in the recovering stage and I should be giving myself time but he has made it easier for me. I don't know what I want and I don't know what he is going to mean to me in my life. Should I continue talking to him if he texts me back?

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