Please read it all & help me out!
My ex and I dated for almost a year. Actually, next week would have been our one year. We broke up around a month ago just because we've been butting heads a lot about stupid stuff. In all honesty, I wasn't putting in very much effort into our relationship because I was really busy, and I didn't even care that we argued because I didn't think it would do anything to us. Anyways, so we broke up. The next day he told me that he thinks that the breakup should be more of a break, and that we should see if not being together made us see that we still wanted to try. So we were trying for a few weeks and we were still arguing. So last week we decided that we should stop trying to get back together, and just be friends because if we kept trying, the cycle would only keep going. In all honesty, I do think he still likes me. He told me I looked nice and we still talk and flirt a little. We were really happy with each other for a while, and thinking about our relationship makes me really sad because I miss how much he loved me. I think that maybe down the road, that we could get back together and work. But I don't know what mindset to be in right now. I have been talking to other boys and staying busy, and trying to move on. I just miss him and our future makes me anxious. I don't really know if he thinks just being friends is temporary, or permanent. And I dont want to ask him about it because I think we need space and not talk about those things for a while.
So, do you think I should keep hope for us? Or should I move on? I just need someone to give me advice on the situation. I'm just confused on what's best for me, and for him. Thanks