Thank you to everyone for your thoughtful and kind replies.

It has been 17 days since my boyfriend and I broke up, and I agree with Rose in that a friendship no longer seems possible - especially a close one.

If I text and spend time with him after the month of no contact has passed, it will look as though I'm leading him on. He has made it clear that he would like to reignite the romance, and if I continue to communicate with him on a regular basis, he will misinterpret this as a sign of us getting back together.

We may be able to speak on occasion, but certainly not on a daily/weekly basis.

As well, Rose is right in that I won't be able to talk to him about future relationships - or anything personal, really. So a close friendship won't be possible.

What makes this twice as difficult is that his friends were my friends. Since we broke up, I've not hung out with anyone - nor has anyone asked me how I've been handling the situation. He, on the other hand, has hung out with his friends on multiple occasions and spoken with them at length.

Anyways - thank you again for the advice and kind words. It means so much and has given me a lot of perspective.