May I add, yes, anita is correct: Technically he did nothing wrong.

But intellectually knowing something is OK is different from feeling socked in the gut by it. Maybe in a few years your thought “It was fine. He was on a break” will jibe with feeling OK about it. But right now it’s really bothering you.

That in itself is a reason to break up with someone. And by the way, you don’t need a reason to break up with someone. You don’t need to see a shrink to convince yourself to go out with someone who is terrific (on paper).

Maybe do both of you a favor and take a break yourself. If it’s not the same, it’s not the same.

Inky