Have You Ever Taken a 'Break' in Your Relationship?

So, she requested that we try to see some other people for a month or two, and we will try again when we are happy. She was a virgin prior to our relationship, so she isn't looking for hook-ups.

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She's going to fuck someone else. Move on.
 
Seems like you're too nervous to break up and are keeping each other as back ups if you don't find anything better out there.

Obviously I can't judge your relationship but I think there'd be resentment and problems if you do get back together after this "break"

Yeah we took a break. She said she wanted time to think things over and wanted to take a trip so that she could discover herself a bit more. I gave her some money and she moved across the country and stayed with her old friends Chad, Tyrone and Jamal during our break. She came back a couple of weeks later with a huge smile on her face and we were fine, but she was walking funny and taking lots of sore throat medicine.

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I've failed it spectacularly before.

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Also seems like your feelings towards her are stronger than her's towards you , since she initiated this Idea.

Or have you thought about this too, but she broke the ice?

Maybe she hopes you slip up, so she has a reason to drop you guilt free?


I wouldn't stay in this kind of relationship. Once these kinds of conversations are being had, it's game over. Only a matter of Time. It's just not the same anymore, knowing that your partner is looking sideways and being Open about it

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Yes, multiple permanent breaks from many partners..

When I was younger, I went through a few failed "breaks" that would last between 24-48 hours and then be forgotten about.

When I got older, I learned to do open relationships. I would see somewhere between 1-4 women at the same time.

Since early 2020, I've relearned monogamy... mostly.

My guess, if she is saying she wants a 1-2 month break, I suggest you very actively start seeing other women and relegate her to a fuck buddy. She's trying to find something better. If she starts to see you're doing too well during the break, she will likely start saying the break isn't really needed.

The harsh and honest truth..

Basically the person asking for the break is looking to try and cut the other person off gradually / lightly.

It's really hard to break up with someone as it's so abrupt / harsh.

People will generally say that things are getting stressful / intense and that they need some space to clear their head.. from there the distancing process begins..

Quit messing with immature girls and find yourself a woman that isn’t trying to “discover” herself.....

... and then the cycle will repeat itself

OP your relationship is over, sorry

People that love each other and want to stay together, dont contemplate shit like taking breaks

Thats exactly what shes doing
Shes young and bored and wants to go out and be wild
Shes breaking up with you in stages and you just dont realize it yet
Youre headed for heart break but its a part of life
It will suck really bad for awhile but you'll get over it
Best thing you can do is stop letting her control the situation, you need to man up and tell her its over, otherwise shes gonna keep stringing you along for awhile and thats gonna hurt even worse than just being done with it

If you do go through with this little "break" instead of just breaking up for good, make sure you're on every dating app. Go out on dates constantly, if you can afford it.

Flirt with her friends.

You want to be the one that's having the time of their life, not the one feeling like shit watching her have the time of her life.

A "break" never made any sense in a relationship unless you're splitting up over something that is out of your control, like a new job or something that is going to make a big distance between you.

You bang someone else, she bangs someone else, and if the dick and gyna wasn't satisfactory, then you settle on each other?
What happens if you/her get another itch down the road?
You're always just gonna be the dude she settled with.

And what are you doing for over a year with someone without it defined? Just seems like a waste of time.

Lmao, I forgot to insert the quotes. Thanks, sherbros. I ended it earlier today; feel kind of shitty, but it is for the best
 
Dated a chick for a year, broke up, got back together like 5-6 years later. Been together for 11 years now.

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Honestly, I would like to try again. Just not right now. This may be the case, but I will see other girls now.
 
A 20 something non ugly virgin girl is such a rarity. She wants to go to pound town and have a few one night stands. The virgin thing sounds weird in its own right so either she lied or shes a weirdo IMO. Either that or you are 15, in which case bang everything in sight just remember to pull out.

EDIT: she may also be waiting for you to say you dont want a break and she wants to take the relationship more seriously. Those are really the only two options.
We are both 26, she isn't a virgin anymore thanks to me... but she is a good girl, not a slut in any sense of the word.
 
quite normal situation.
she wants to explore her sexuality with other guys whilst keeping you on the shelf.
fast forward a couple of years, she realizes that she likes you better than all other guys she´s been since you.
for me the question then will be : will you then take her back and be cool with your choice ?
Yeah, I wouldn't be against trying out later, but would I be cool with taking her back? I don't think so
 
Yeah, I wouldn't be against trying out later, but would I be cool with taking her back? I don't think so
you dont think so, but you´ll never know till you get there, right ? Life works in mysterious paths...
 
We are both 26, she isn't a virgin anymore thanks to me... but she is a good girl, not a slut in any sense of the word.
I dont think I would want to put up with a woman at 26 who had never had sex. It just sounds like shes lived too sheltered a life. She may not even have a healthy sex drive if thats the case. I wouldnt want to be with a pornstar but no experience at 26 is very strange. I guess it could be religion which sounds like even more of a nightmare.
 
Yeah, I wouldn't be against trying out later, but would I be cool with taking her back? I don't think so

Good for you, make it a clean break. Maybe down the road there's a tiny chance you two will reconcile, but without the clean break you'd just be pining after her in the back of your head.
 
So, you can probably tell why I am asking this. Firstly, this girl and I have never been in a really serious relationship - we have been a couple for a year, but it has never felt as if we would progress onto anything more- anytime soon. It is quite hard to explain, we are not in an open relationship by any means; we have been exclusive to each other for the time we've been together.

However, things have been a little dry? boring? just average, I'd say. So, she requested that we try to see some other people for a month or two, and we will try again when we are happy. She was a virgin prior to our relationship, so she isn't looking for hook-ups. She did add, however, that she is open to both of us finding someone else to have a possible relationship with.

I fully intend to take advantage of this opportunity; although, I cannot deny that I have feelings for her that have only become more apparent over the past year. Do I want a break? not really. Will I still take this time to see others? absolutely. I am just wondering what will happen if we do meet someone, because she definitely would like to try again, just not now - and I feel exactly the same.

has it ever happened to you? How did it work out? Did you and your partner get back?

Edit: we are still in contact through this period, just not as a couple.
Not reading the responses, because my answer is the only one you’ll need. It’s over. She wants some new dick and even if she decides she doesn’t like whoever she is currently interested in (YES, she met someone) you will have to live knowing she was taking some other dude’s dick. If things are feeling stale like this after a year, it wasn’t meant to be anyway. Let it go before you develop even deeper feels.
 
Lmao, I forgot to insert the quotes. Thanks, sherbros. I ended it earlier today; feel kind of shitty, but it is for the best
Hey man sorry to hear
But now that you've moved on, any nudes you wanna share?
 
Common sense man, say you go on a break you meet someone thats better than your current girl, you wouldn't continue with the new girl? same thing on her side. She will exit your current relationship in a heartbeat if she finds someone more compatible.

You are both acting as placeholders for each other the moment either party wants a break. Breaks to see other people are bullshit weak excuses to be used as a backup plan for someone. Its beta shit. Do a clean breakup.

Common sense my guy, if your relationship is getting stale and dry theres a reason it is.

It's a race to find a better partner at this point for either of you and if you dont what then?... you guys "settle" for each other? lol comeon man think better of yourself.
 
You should have just titled the thread, 'Have you ever let your significant other bang her 'friend?''
 
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