Dealing with a Painful Breakup: Advice Needed

I am going thru the kind of the same. We were together a year. I love his kids so I was trying to help out with them. But after the last month, I have to just stay away. I know from my past. When you try to stay just friends that doesn’t work because of the feelings and seeing some other girl call or text him it kills you. I am having to stay away. Not talk, not text, but find to other people to talk to about anything but your ex and the break up.

Maybe consider therapy together or taking a break instead of having to break up