How can I explain to my girlfriend that I want "time apart" but NOT breaking up?

good luck homie, all i can say is your screwed either way. women are about as unpredictable as lightning. she might be understanding, and she might not. bottom line is that if you need to see if you really love her and want to be with her, you have to answer that question yourself. How old are you? Are you at the point in your life where you don't wonder about any other women, or do you still think about it? Do you want to be in a relationship? You seriously have to sit down and think about it. Think about how you would feel if you and here WERE to break up. would you miss her, would you miss doing stuff with her, or would you think it's no big deal? in any case, good luck.

I'll tell you this though, I use to be in your shoes, but once i seriously thought about it, I came to the conclusion that my g/f, (wife now) is someone whom I don't think any other woman can come close to replacing, we have fun together, and laugh, and play together. the chances of me finding another person like her whom i get along with so well, and am attracted to is very slim, it may take me years to find another person even remotly similar to her. Point is, have you found what your looking for? good luck.

You don't. You're either together or apart and that's that. There is no taking a break. But this is just my opinion. I know that if I were dating a guy and he told me he wanted to take a break from me I think we would both be back on the market...but if you really love someone then it wouldn't be the first thing on your mind either...being apart to see how you cope without someone is one thing but being apart to see other people is totally different.

I think you need to come to a decision because it doesn't seem fair what you want to do to her. You want to hold on to her, because you're afraid that you might lose her if she's set "free" from you and you realize that you really have wanted her and miss her. But, you don't want to be "with" her at the moment. That doesn't sound right. Step back and look at it from another perspective. If you still can't make a decision on your own and need to try some time off, explain exactly how you feel. Honesty is still the best policy.

Everytime I heard a guy say this...he wasn't that much in love after all and eventually broke up w/the girl/woman. I think you need space alright - probably time to yourself, and then later a new g/f. Good luck.

There is no way. U either r with her or not

h0w bout u explain her everythin exactly da way u explained ur question....she'll understand....=]