so yeah

Relationships are ment to be soft and smooth , as you said you had a hard relationship, its better to break up , if you are so much concerned about your partner you can very well take a break and wait and seee ,as time is the best healing theraphy for all the troubles.

I guess you should take a break after that but if you are not that really affected,then why take a break?In every relationship,break up is normal.Why settle for anything less?Life must go on as the other say.Just enjoy the moment of loving someone or be loved.Just be careful next time.Love hurts sometimes.

Well I guess after every relationship (specially something as nasty as breaking up on Christmas Eve) gives us a great reason to "rest" for awhile. You know, to heal and start anew. Unless you weren't so affected by the break up, then go ahead and jump back in the playground. LOL!