Do you feel shut out if a partner asks for a break from the relationship to clear their heads?

Teri W

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There are times that a partner that you are in a romantic relationship with asks for a break from the relationship. They always demand for the break because they want to clear their head from the emotional issues they are battling with.

Is it easy for you to give a break to your partner to clear their heads or you would feel like they are shutting you out?
 
In as much as i know that it is important for my partner to take a break when necessary, i will surely feel lonely and shut out. It wont be that easy to understand. I might just force myself to cooperate. It wouldn't be that easy for me as i am directly involved. My mind will assume that i am a burden and should be exuded.
 
This hasn’t happened to me yet but I don’t think I’d feel shut out if someone asked for a break to clear their head. Sometimes space is healthy, especially when emotions run high and communication gets tangled. I would probably feel uneasy at first, but I’d respect their need to think. If the intention is to understand the situation better and return with clarity, I’d rather allow calm than force conversations when neither person is ready.
 
I really do not care if they want a break or not. If they want a break, then they can have it. If they want to break off the relationship, then I have no problem with that as well. By the passage if time, I have become hard and every man should be hard.
 
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