I regret breaking up with my ex...

I recently broke up with my boyfriend of three years and have started to regret my decision because it feels as if I was being too hasty. He and I were together for two years and only ended this because we were starting to feel bored. I realise now, after dating a number of guys for some months, that we simply didn’t appreciate what we had because we assumed there were better people out there. I don’t know if he has moved on or if he feels the same way, but I haven’t reached out to ask him about it because it feels awkward. He may say that we made the right decision, which will only upset me. At the same time, not trying to find out if we can give this another shot may be something I could regret in the years to come. What should I do?
Do you really want to let a bit of potential awkwardness get in the way of regretting this in the future? If you have second thoughts, that’s perfectly okay. If he doesn’t, that’s okay too because he presumably has a mind of his own and is entitled to feel the way he does. Either way, this is a conversation that two adults are perfectly capable of having and should have. You can consider waiting for a while longer, obviously, to see if you still feel this way a month from now, but dialogue at any stage never hurts. Meet for a cup of coffee, at the very least, to find out if he is still interested in a casual conversation as friends.

What should I buy my girlfriend to tell her that I love her but am not thinking of a long-term relationship at this point? I don’t want her to get the wrong impression, so I want to be very clear.
Why can’t you simply tell her what’s on your mind instead of making her jump through hoops to find out? Unless she’s a mind-reader, why complicate this unnecessarily?