Should I text him ? 😏

So I started talking to this guy and we started dating really soon. He got a bit controlling, and pushy, it really turned me off & my feelings for him completely went away. But I broke it off and said I want to just be friends and if we progressed to something else then that’ll be good. But my gut is telling me it’ll never work with us as a couple. He took the breakup really hard. But today, I see this other guy for the second time at my job (he’s working construction there) and I’m very interested in talking with him. Should I pursue or not?