Guess the "first break-up" thing's going around.

So about a month ago, my first real girlfriend of about 6 months mutually agreed to break up.

It was a good thing and a long time coming, and we both realized it, but we're still friends. Which is nice considering most of my other break-ups resulted in both of us not wanting to see the other person again.

What my issue is, is this. I was really depressed the first week, and then I sort of thought I got over it. But as I was giving a back massage to a female friend of mine, I was sort of surprised to realize that I really wanted to go a little bit further than that. I didn't, of course, but obviously I'm still lonely physically and emotionally.

So I just was wondering about how can I best avoid accidently setting myself up into a rebound relationship? Or is the best way to deal with it to start dating again?

Jam it back in, in the dark.