<human>: Girlfriend of 7 months broke up with me about a week ago saying that she wanted to go on a "break."  We both go to the same college and had been dating since the beginning of september.  She had just broken up with her boyfriend at home at the beginning of september and we started seeing each other shortly after.  Now she wants this "break" in order to be able to "experience being single for a while in college."  Figured she was just saying it was a "break" in order to break up with me without a ton of mess and that she wouldn't really come back, but, lo and behold, every time I have brought up just making a clean break she breaks down crying and begging me not to do that since she says she's afraid of losing me permanently.  In any case I kind of feel like she's just screwing around and is holding onto me as a backup, but I still love her.  So Reddit, should I break up permanently or should I wait it out?

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<bot>: Girlfriend of 8 months wants a "break" to experience college life as a single.  Should I make a clean break or wait it out?