When I broke up with my boyfriend of a year and a half this past March, I initiated it by saying I needed to take a break because of lots of other stuff going on in my life. I then moved on to a full break up. I did this so I wouldn't send him into shock by just flat out dumping him. The truth is, there had been other times in our near two years together that I had a lot of major shit going on in my life, but when I was truly into the relationship, the last thing I wanted to do is take a break from him because of other things in my life. Taking a break is never a good sign.
