Breaks up and new relationship

Hey guys I was in weird bad relationship lasted 5 months but we were friends before we dated so I known him for a year of friendship and 5 months of dating and he was first and it ended badly but anyways it's been months now since my breakup and I obviously been talking to other people and I want to start a new relationship because I want to feel love in the sense of having a boyfriend but I'm honestly happy being single and doing whatever I want I don't know if I should just go for it or just be me and meet people.