<human>: Can you summarize the given text in a few sentences?

I am not really looking for advice or anything like that. I just wanted to get this off my chest and ask if anyone else has had a similar experience. 

Recently my girlfriend and I split after about a year of dating. Our relationship was very good. We had a ton of fun, rarely argued and never fought. About two weeks ago I dropped her off at home and noticed she was a bit distant, I asked her if something was bothering her. She told me that she felt like she needed to be single. She is in love with me but felt that she was only happy when we were together, when she got home or if we didn't see each other that day she felt lost. She said she needed to find herself as a person, she needed to be happy with herself before she could be happy with someone. 

Some back story here, I was there when she broke up with her previous boyfriend, consoling her and whatnot. We have known each other for years. Things escalated between me and her and shortly after we were dating. We both knew that she needed time to be single however we made the mistake of not giving it to her. 

Currently, she says she isn't looking to date anyone, and doesn't know when she will be ready to date again. She didn't want to rule out us ever dating again but we both know that we cant wait for each other. If we are in the same points in our lives some time down the road maybe we will get another chance. Its a difficult situation for both of us, and it has completely devastated me. I miss her more than I ever imagined. I have had longer relationships and I've had shorter ones, but this break up has hurt more than any other. It confuses me that two people can be so in love and yet it still may not work out. 

I respect her for being strong enough to go through with the breakup knowing how she felt about me. I hope she finds what she needs. This is just another testament to the awesome power of a human connection. The greater it is the more it will hurt, but it makes you feel alive. 

Apologies for all the disjointed thoughts. Thanks for reading.
<bot>: Girlfriend of a year broke up with me because she needed to find herself. Devastated, hard to concentrate on anything else but her.