Eh, You have always helped me or tried when I asked. Besides that, your situation is entirely parallel to mine except our breakup at the time was a mutual decision and i'm not sure if the reasoning was the same. But as for where you are at now, it just kinda rings home for me.

Talking is good. I know for me talking everything out is what made us want to be back together, I learned things about him that he'd not really shown to me while we were dating. Not bad things, but parts of him that he just doesn't really show. So it might work out. I wouldn't hang out with her yet or see her (not that you asked), unless you are absolutely sure that your feelings won't get in the way of having those conversations. We didn't hang for about a week and a half and that honestly made it easier because if i had had to see him it would have made it more difficult to work things out. YMMV though.