This step can be frightening to both, yet sometimes it is necessary to take a breather and gain some insight. This unusual position can thus illuminate a relationship.
Being in a break in a relationship can benefit both of you. You can appreciate your partner more, become more self-aware and de-stress, to name just a few of many benefits. Take a breath.
First of all, a break gives you time and space to evaluate your own feelings and ambitions. Both individuals have the opportunity to calm down and recognise what they need without the other one influencing their thoughts. This is an opportunity to become more self-aware, and can lead to personal development.
Secondly, absence tends to make the heart grow fonder. Being physically separated from your partner has the ability to make you appreciate the person more and see the person’s qualities and contributions to your life that would otherwise go unappreciated – if you’re lucky. De-stress Your mental health can suffer from arguments and general tension in a relationship. Being separated from each other tends to be less stressful for both individuals. It de-stresses the relationship.
When stress disappears, both partners can return to the table with a clearer head and a calmer mentality. Take another look Breaking up can help you see what you really want. It can give you the opportunity to evaluate your relationship as it is and determine if it’s worth keeping, while standing outside it and allowing you to judge it more objectively. Not every ship goes down because of the iceberg. It can also help you determine what’s missing in the relationship and what you want in a partner.
Stacking the Anatomy of Trust high up on your wish list, for example. Maybe you know what’s lacking but don’t know how to ask for it in a way your partner can hear and grant it, or if that person is capable of providing it at all. Revive the relationship If you’ve been together a long time, your relationship may tend to lose its spark. Sometimes, you can revive it it by separating for a while.
Ask anyone to pinpoint exactly when is the right time to take a break and their face will scrunch into a frown as they search for an answer. But there are several tell-tale signs that the time might be right. Constantly fighting is often the main indicator. If you are bickering and arguing every day, it’s probably time to step back and see what’s going on. Feeling stuck is another tell-tale sign. If either or both of you feel the relationship isn’t going anywhere or that your personal growth is being stifled, time apart to grow could be all that’s needed.
If any individuality is missing, it may be time to take a break in a relationship. Couples may spend so much time together that they lose focus on their own personal interests and hobbies. Apart, we can get back to those interests that we once enjoyed but lost sight of because of the demands of the relationship. Emotional exhaustion is another sure sign. If the relationship feels draining instead of replenishing taking time out will restore the emotion, and the energy. And lastly, if there is constant doubt about the relationship continuing, it’s probably wise to take a break. This can restore the clarity needed to make a decision on how to move forward or go back.
The truth is, although a break up can be scary, taking a ‘pause’ in a relationship holds numerous possible positive outcomes: you could gain perspective, it could reduce stress, or you might come back stronger and able to appreciate each other in a way you didn’t before. In fact, the relationship might indeed survive. Of course, with any serious situation, reaching the point at which you need to pause in a relationship could be the result of one or all of you navigating some ‘signs’ that a pause might, in fact, be necessary. If it all ends amicably, then everyone goes off happy and empowered. Anyone in a romantic relationship knows that it’s more complex than that.