Search Results: should i just get over my ex

My boyfriend and I broke up a month ago because we will have to do 2 years of long distance starting next year due to professional/career reasons. He didn't want a long-distance relationship, but I did (only if marriage was at the end of it though). We had been together for 2.5 years and were living together.
He texted me saying that he wants to try us again with serious intensions and is willing to do a long-distance relationship. He stated that he needed time and space to decide what he wants. He wants to have dinner and discuss if a future together is possible.

I am torn because I wonder if he is just sad over the break up and not actually ready to commit to 2 years long distance.

Does it ever end happily? I haven't broken up with anyone until now and yeah I'm still sad about it and I still like my ex, but if it didn't work out first time why should it work out the second time?

We broke up well mainly because of our quite hotheaded personalities, we argued over almost every little thing, also we had slightly different views regarding some stuff (family and such), he wanted me to leave my family even because they're abusive but it is easier said than done.

Anyway, he keeps trying to contact me, saying he wants to "talk" but every damn chance he's trying to get close though deep inside I think he still likes me, he didn't take the break up well, according to our friends he started drinking more after out break up.

I don't know what to do, how am I supposed to know if giving a chance is the right thing to do?