My girlfriend told me she needed space the other day. As requested, I haven't been talking to her, but I am unsure what she meant by that. We are currently in a long distance relationship, and she didn't say she was breaking up with me. I know her reason for needing space was because of the recent problems we've been having.
We weren't always at long distance, and we started out our relationship by meeting in person, and we got into a relationship 2 months later. It was always good, but eventually she had to go back to her country.
A couple months after she want back to her country, I would say that I had been falling, and failing, in my own beliefs as a Christian. I had other pressures and stresses in my life that I thought were too much for me, and I stopped praying and going to church, and I just overall felt overwhelmed. Whenever I started to feel pressured and stressed, I would try to talk to her about my feelings. At first, I was able to explain my problems calmly, and she would also help me. But the pressures kept increasing, and I was unable to calmly and rationally tell her my feelings. This was also combined with her life pressures, as she was starting to take national tests and exams for her country, so she had a lot on her plate as well.
We had our last argument the day before a small exam she was having. We both felt negative about something at the same time. We approached each other at the same time, and we both tried to talk about what our life pressure at the same time. This culminated into an argument.
A few days later, she told me that because we had been having so many argument, she was doubting whether or not she can depend on me or trust me to support her. She says she still loves me a lot, but she wonders if she is the reason why I am suffering so much, and whether or not this relationship can be fixed or if its healthy. So, she asked to have space, which I gave her.
I don't know what this means. I don't know if she means that she wants to break up with me. She is a very honest and straightforward person, so if she wanted to break up, I know she would say so. So, what should I expect and what does she mean?
We weren't always at long distance, and we started out our relationship by meeting in person, and we got into a relationship 2 months later. It was always good, but eventually she had to go back to her country.
A couple months after she want back to her country, I would say that I had been falling, and failing, in my own beliefs as a Christian. I had other pressures and stresses in my life that I thought were too much for me, and I stopped praying and going to church, and I just overall felt overwhelmed. Whenever I started to feel pressured and stressed, I would try to talk to her about my feelings. At first, I was able to explain my problems calmly, and she would also help me. But the pressures kept increasing, and I was unable to calmly and rationally tell her my feelings. This was also combined with her life pressures, as she was starting to take national tests and exams for her country, so she had a lot on her plate as well.
We had our last argument the day before a small exam she was having. We both felt negative about something at the same time. We approached each other at the same time, and we both tried to talk about what our life pressure at the same time. This culminated into an argument.
A few days later, she told me that because we had been having so many argument, she was doubting whether or not she can depend on me or trust me to support her. She says she still loves me a lot, but she wonders if she is the reason why I am suffering so much, and whether or not this relationship can be fixed or if its healthy. So, she asked to have space, which I gave her.
I don't know what this means. I don't know if she means that she wants to break up with me. She is a very honest and straightforward person, so if she wanted to break up, I know she would say so. So, what should I expect and what does she mean?
