I guess it depends on a lot of factors. My husband and I broke up for a few months after almost 5 years of being together. Though we still talked, we were both seeing what we wanted. We got back together, about a month later we were engaged and we just got married in december. In college I had a bizarre relationship with a guy who wanted a lot more commitment and control...it was not good. I ended up studying abroad and having to break up with him over the phone because he wouldn't accept me breaking up with him before I left. That relationship was doomed from the start, and I was too immature to realize it at the beginning. Two relationships, two different stories.
I would say it has a lot to do with the people involved, the relationship, the maturity and commitment factors. Unfortunately that also means it's different for everyone and I can't actually give you a real answer, and that I can only speak from my own experience.
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