After the breakup, I decided to reach out to some people that I had lost contact with as a direct result of not being single anymore. On top of that, I (probably mistakenly) made it pretty clear that I was interested in a co-worker. 
Now the dilemma is that all 3-4 girls that I contacted are acting pretty interested, and I don't know how to balance this. I do not want another long term relationship yet, I'm just looking to have fun/enjoy the freedom of singlehood for awhile.
In my younger days, I probably would have thrown caution to the wind and not gave a hoot about anyone's feelings, but in my (slightly) older age I find myself being extremely concerned with not letting any of them know about each other for fear of them getting hurt. I feel trapped because I can't be like, "Hey remember how I just remade contact with you after not talking to you for 2.5 years? well never mind!"
I can't really talk to any of my male friends about this because there is no way to explain the situation without sounding like, "haha whoa brah there's so much pussy flying in my direction and I don't know what to do haaa chhaaaaaa"
user
just got out of a long term relationship, interested in one of the girls, but afraid of not letting them know about each other to not hurt them.
assistant
After the breakup, I decided to reach out to some people that I had lost contact with as a direct result of not being single anymore. On top of that, I (probably mistakenly) made it pretty clear that I was interested in a co-worker. 
Now the dilemma is that all 3-4 girls that I contacted are acting pretty interested, and I don't know how to balance this. I do not want another long term relationship yet, I'm just looking to have fun/enjoy the freedom of singlehood for awhile.
In my younger days, I probably would have thrown caution to the wind and not gave a hoot about anyone's feelings, but in my (slightly) older age I find myself being extremely concerned with not letting any of them know about each other for fear of them getting hurt. I feel trapped because I can't be like, "Hey remember how I just remade contact with you after not talking to you for 2.5 years? well never mind!"
I can't really talk to any of my male friends about this because there is no way to explain the situation without sounding like, "haha whoa brah there's so much pussy flying in my direction and I don't know what to do haaa chhaaaaaa"
user
I have no idea how to balance the fact that I was single for 2.5 years with the fact that I'm interested in a female. I don't want to be a dick, but I don't want to be a dickbag
assistant