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So I've been an asshole to my girlfriend lately just by being jealous and hurtful to her. So she wants to take a break because of that and she has depression so obviously I wasn't helping with that. Also her parents dont feel like she can handle her job and our relationship simultaneously because we've been so on and off in the past 3 years (she's dumped me 3 times before, but we always end up together again somehow). So there are a lot of factors apparently and she says she just needs some time, like 2 or 3 weeks, to sort things out with her parents and work and also evaluate how much I really mean to her. We've been together for the past 3 years and we've been each others' first everything for the most part. She means so much to me. 

So anyways, what does a break usually end up in? From my observations a break tends to mean that a couple is just trying to lean into a full on break up. But do couples come out of a break better than before? Should I be worried? Is it better to cut off all communication or is keeping communication important?
<bot>: Gf and I are taking a break for a little while, wondering what that means. Anybody's opinions would be helpful.