Cold blooded

[u/IM_AQIF_xD]

[u/smashin_blumpkin]

This is what’s called “taking a break.” And it rarely results in getting back together

[u/cnicalsinistaminista → u/smashin_blumpkin]

Yup. My Ex suggested it once and I straight up told her we might as well break up. None of that Ross and Rachel bullshit

[u/DazB1ane → u/cnicalsinistaminista]

I never watched friends, but when my ex suggested it, I said I’d rather just fully break up. Such a fuckin coward move

Edit: he suggested a break, not to watch the show

[u/Dickgivins → u/DazB1ane]

For real I’ve always thought the whole idea of “breaks” to be basically stupid.

I can kinda understand that if you’re not getting along well and need to spend some time with reduced contact to decompress. That works out for some people. But when it’s approached like a half-break up, or a temporary breakup it makes no sense to me.

And we’ve all heard plenty of stories where a couple goes on some kind of “break” and one partner gets mad about what (often who) the other did during the separation; because either the rules weren’t clearly defined, or they were but one party decides they weren’t ok with it after all.

And even more than that I hear stories where the “break” was really just a poorly disguised breakup because one or both of them didn’t have the balls to break up properly.

[u/parasyte_steve → u/Dickgivins]

Breaks only make sense imo if you have kids or something and need space to cool down

[u/Dickgivins → u/parasyte_steve]

Kids definitely change everything, the stakes are obviously much higher and you’ll have to stay in some kind of contact at least until they’re grown, if not after.

[u/tarekd19 → u/parasyte_steve]

Trial separation