Does a "break" really help to improve a relationship? Options

[dorkk-ie]

if you were not to talk/see or have any contact with your gf/bf for a week or so, do you think it would help you appreciate each other more? since you're not used to having that one person who's always been there...u realize that it's more important than you think? .. i dunno if i still make sense but ..

my boyfriend is considering we try that approach because lately, we've been in a lot of arguements about silly things, and if this continues, it will just come to a dead end, so he decided to do that "break" i stated above.

do you think that could improve a relationship?

* and for many couples , arguements are inevitable if you plan on a long-term relationship, but do you guys know of any ways we could prevent some unneccesary ones, or lessen the number of arguements.....

and we've talked about this break and our problems already. so the talking approach is done, i'm just waiting to see if this "break" idea actually works.

any suggestions for the arguement part of it? :)

[pinayprincess]

no no no no no! it only gives the significant other [or yourself] the advantage to mess w/ other people... if you SAY that you or bf/gf wouldnt do that then u guys wouldnt have had a break in the first place!!

put it like this; its just a 'nicer' way of saying "i want to break up"

[cassjamminx]

put it like this; its just a 'nicer' way of saying "i want to break up"

yeah, that can be true sometimes. you know you should ask him what do you intend to do over this break? think about things? or like meet/talk to other people?

but if he's the kind of person who doesn't like to think about problems on his own, you know he might want to meet someone else and talk to someone to get you off his mind, just so he can have an easier time coping with things.

but straight up ask him what he intends to do over the break, because i know people who went on a break, got back and broke up. that was reallllly dumb. so make sure you ask his intent.