<human>: Can you give me the gist of the text in a nutshell?

So last night my ex(?) girlfriend surprised me that we should take a break. She says that she is currently suffering from depression and needs to work on her self and find out who she is by her self. We started dating when she was a freshman about halfway through the first semester. I asked her what the difference is between a break up and taking a break and she responded with a break up has no intention of getting back together while a break does. She says she still loves me and were even going on a date(movie) tonight but she says that the relationship part of us is on hold. The relationship part being kissing, cuddling, sleeping in the same bed, sex, ect. I'm so confused right now she says that if I meet someone else that she shouldn't hold me back from dating that person. So i asked what if she finds someone else and she says she wont because shell be to busy working on herself. I don't know what to do? I know that I should give her space and respect her requests but should I continue being in her life or just cut ties? This breaks my heart to think that a person I love might not be in my future.
<bot>: GF wants to take a break to fix herself but still wants to hang out but not as a boyfriend until she "figures out who she is"