<human>: Can you condense the text into three sentences or less?

So we've been dating for almost a year. Over the past 2 months we've seen each other a 3-4 times when before that we'd see each other 5 days out of the week.

We don't even speak that often maybe 3-4 times a week. We live in the same city. She says its becaus of her schoolwork and I proposed a break and she started crying telling me that it actually was her schoolwork keeping her from seeing me when all I ask is 1 afternoon after 3 weeks to see her.

I've asked at least (not an exaggeration as I've kept a rough count) 8-10 times over the last month to see her or do something every request was denied with "sorry too busy" and no further explaination.

Am I getting played here? I've let it drag on for almost a month only because we get along and she hasn't given me reason to believe that she's talking to someone else

Is a short break what we need or just break up completely? How and what do I say if she keeps saying no? her behavior is completely inconsistent with her pleads for me not to break up with her.
<bot>: GF acts differently than what she says. Not suspecting cheating but I think relationships dying and not wanting to drag on neelessly. Advice?