Have I lost him forever by cutting him off like this?

A female age 30-35, anonymous writes:

I broke up with my best friend of three years/boyfriend of one year over the summer. It was hard at first but our close friendship seemed to pull through, and soon we were able to talk fairly normally again, even after I agreed to give a mutual friend of ours a chance with me romantically. My ex was raised in a strict religious home but went farther in our physical relationship than his morals should have allowed, and he started warning me about making the same mistakes again. After he all but called me a slut I firmly told him to stop imposing his views on me, which he agreed to. Then last month he saw me with my new bf's arm around my shoulders. He proceeded to call me and lecture me until I started crying. At the advice of my family and friends, I blocked his phone calls and relayed to him through his cousin that I didn't want to have anything to do with him for awhile to give us both time to recover. I know this was the right thing for us, but I can't help worrying that when the deadline I gave is up, we won't be able to even begin to pick up the pieces. Have I lost him forever by cutting him off like this? Is there any other option??

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