<human>: Hey everyone. This isn't a particularly interesting story or anything, no cheating, no fight. I had a huge crush on a girl for over a year (my junior year of high school, her senior year)and she didn't feel the same way. We were, however, very good friends, and she took me to prom. After prom, we started dating, and this led to the best summer of both our lives. We never fought, we laughed the hardest we ever had, and we were quickly intimate and confessing our love for each other. She had told me she didn't want to date into college (she is a freshman currently). However, towards the end of the summer, she was ready to try dating thought college, long distance (I'm in Connecticut, she's in Massachusetts). We talked about me visiting her, FaceTiming, normal stuff. This was my first girlfriend and, so, first break up, and...it's really hard. I mean, of course it is, but it's worse than I ever could have imagined. It's like my entire world is flipped upside down. I'm never hungry anymore, hanging out with people is different, I keep expecting texts from her. It's really difficult. 
She did say that she wants to take a break so she can settle in to school and that it doesn't necessarily mean that it's over forever, whatever that means. I'm not getting my hopes up and I don't think I should. 
I'm just looking for some advice. After such an actually perfect relationship, is this the right thing to do? And, she wants this, should we stay friends? I don't know. I'm just lost right now. Difficult time to be feeling all this, y'know?

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<bot>: high school me broke up with girlfriend after perfect summer so she can focus on college, feeling lost and uncertain about what the next step should be; looking for advice.