<human>: We have been together for 4.5 years and have been living together for 3. We realize that we need space from each other to grow as individuals and have been having some problems, but we still really love each other. We will be living together for the next month as she looks for a place to live and finishes up her semester in grad school. We don't want to make things more tense or difficult than they have to be and are wondering what are healthy ways to live together in this period of limbo. 

(M 28) has not respected her feelings and has been emotionally abusive in the relationship (making hurtful jokes as a reflection of his own insecurities, projecting his feelings on to her). (F 27) has recently started working through issues of low self esteem and anxiety in therapy and has realized that the relationship is not healthy for her to be in right now. Both acknowledge these issues and are actively working on them. It was very difficult to decide to break up, because we feel that we have a very strong connection - similar senses of humor, worldviews, et cetera.

So far since the "breakup," we've been having fun together, talking through our feelings and crying a lot, and having the best sex of our lives. We are both still sure that this is the right decision, but we just don't know how to behave before we go our separate ways. We aren't planning on definitely getting back together, but we are both open to the possibility and hope to at least be good friends in the future, after going no contact for awhile. We are thinking of talking in 3 months...does that seem like a reasonable timeframe? Is there even a reasonable timeframe?

Do any of you have experience breaking up with someone you love and live with? Any words of wisdom?

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<bot>: Broke up but still living together, still love each other...how do we behave toward each other in a healthy way during this time of limbo?