Do rekindled relationships ever work?

[ChangeIsAGoodThingIThink]

I split with DH in April this year and have had a really crap few months with other things going on too.
I recently got talking with an old boyfriend online and found myself confiding in him. He asked if I’d like to meet up, to talk.
So I saw him last night. It wasn’t a date as such, but I did feel a bit nervous.
When I say old boyfriend, I’m talking like 20 years ago! And for years I felt like he was ‘the one that got away.’ But it’s so long ago, that was definitely all in the past I thought.

Last night was great. We just talked and reminisced about old friends and good times, and it just felt so natural. There was no expectation from either of us. But it felt really good to talk, and just ‘comfortable’ I guess, and I think he felt that too.

Nothing happened at all, but we did link arms to walk to the bus stop, then he put his arm around me. He said ‘we should do this again soon’ and I agreed.
I messaged him later on saying I’d really enjoyed seeing him, and he said he felt the same, and let’s do it again soon.

I’m a bit worried I’m getting emotionally involved here. And now I feel a bit wary, like what if it’s genuinely just friendship he’s after (he says he never goes out and socialises these day, as always working) and I’m reading too much in to it?

I’m going through a divorce and house move with kids involved, and part of me’s thinking should I be complicating things?

Not sure what I’m expecting anyone to say, but think I just needed to write this down really.

Just to add - he’s single, and has been married twice (both quite short lived, I know what happened in both situations. One complete nutter who I knew, and the other was abusive)

Just play it by ear. What’s the worst that could happen? He becomes a friend. Not like you don’t know him. You have to be very wary after splitting up though as the feel good dopamine hits post split can be high so you can quickly fall for people. My most intense relationship was after my split.

You have enough going on as it is what with a divorce, a house move and your children. Concentrate on your kids and moving forward with your lives.

You are lonely and reached out to an ex but being in such a vulnerable place as you are makes you a far easier target to manipulate or exploit. You do not need a man in your life currently. Grieve the end of your marriage and love your own self for a change.

Hope you can maybe focus on yourself for a bit while you go through this transition period in your life. But have you met these women? I’d be cautious of labeling people I didn’t know.

Not intending to label anyone, but didn’t want to go in to details.
I knew the first wife, many years ago. She was having a long term affair before they married, and he found out afterwards. She wasn’t a very nice person. Please don’t feel bad for her.
The other one I didn’t meet, it was pretty recent in comparison, he (and another mutual friend) told me she was abusive and had an alcohol problem.