What does it mean to "go on a break"?

It means she has founded someone else she wants to try humping. Yet she wants to keep you on the backburner in case it doesnt work out. Yet if she gets caught with new man, you were both free to do it because you were on a break.

It happened to me an ex wanted a break. I knew full well there was someone at work she was interested in. I got in there first with someone else and then she turned it round to 'she was testing my commitment'.
 
Time for you to go shopping again my lad! 'a break', is defo a permanent one. Relish, the fact its christmas and all the singletons will be well up for it on new years eve!!!!

Enjoy! :)
 
Aye she wants to try someone else, but selfishly wants the safety blanket of having you hang on in the hope she'll take you back.
 
In my book, there's no such thing as a break. Either your together or your not.
Do you really want to go out with someone who thinks the awnser to the problems is a break? Save yourself some dignity and end it.
 
He/She probably wants a bit of time and space to work out what they really want. If you want the relationship to continue then I suggest you tell them that, agree to the break and then wait for them to get back to you. Pressuring them into making a decision will only drive them away, but dont wait forever either. Of course if you've had enough of it get out there and find some misteltoe!

PK!
 
It means you're going to split up soon. No one half of a couple says 'we should go on a break' unless something's desperately wrong.
 
It means she doesn't have the balls to admit what she really means and that she also expects you won't push her into asking exactly what she does mean.

The fact that you're asking this on an intarwebs forum indicates the second point of that statement.

Punch her in the ovaries, tbh. <--- obligatory remark
 
It means you are dumped until she decides whether or not she wants you back - which may entail her being with other people in the interim.

How about you call her back and tell her to make the break permanent?
 
Oh dear there really are some bitter people on this forum :p It can mean any number of things. To me a break just means having some time away for space and a bit of perspective. If it's a 'break' then that implies you are at the very least condsidering coming back to the relationship. Sleeping with someone else or going on the break with the intention of it means you already know you have no intention of coming back to the realtionship - so why a go on a break? break up instead becuase that is what you mean.

Ask your OH what they mean by 'a break' and what the rules of that break are. It's the only way to be sure and nobody else on the forum can tell you any better.
 
In my experience in the context of a relationship, if you need a break then your relationship has some serious problems and it's unlikely a few weeks apart will sort them out, you need to talk to your other half about the problems. Last couple of times I took a "break" it just postponed the split by a few weeks.
 
Muban said:
Oh dear there really are some bitter people on this forum :p It can mean any number of things. To me a break just means having some time away for space and a bit of perspective. If it's a 'break' then that implies you are at the very least condsidering coming back to the relationship. Sleeping with someone else or going on the break with the intention of it means you already know you have no intention of coming back to the realtionship - so why a go on a break? break up instead becuase that is what you mean.
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What happens latter in the relationship, when you hit a rough patch? keep having breaks?

No such thing as breaks apart for the stupid.
 
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