Giving each other Space: Same as Break up?

Sometimes time apart actually helps you decided whether you are able to be apart from your other half and it gives you a clearer picture of how you feel about them. If you have time apart you can assess your feelings and how much you miss not seeing them. It doesn't necessarily mean a break up. Some people however, cannot be honest with their feelings and would rather say we need space, instead of telling their partner the real reason they don't want to be their partner any more.

For me needing space is giving me sometime to think and evaluate my feelings. In order to not say something rash or something I might regret. But well somehow asking for space almost always ends up with break up.

I agree with you. I think when people say they "need space" it is really their way of saying that they think the relationship is over. Maybe it is just a gentler (they think) way of breaking up, rather than coming out and saying it. I think its just a 'line' like : "It's not you, it's me" and "I'd rather be friends" both of which are usually said in insincerity. It's just a way of breaking up.

It depends. In most cases, when a couple have a cool off it usually ended to break up. The differences they have cannot be reconciled. But there still some that after cool off have realized that they can't live without each other, manage to stay together again.

I also think giving a space in a relationship is like ending up the relationship. I have friends that involve in that kind of situation. The guy ask my friend to give him some space and I think the guy don't love my friend anymore that's why they also break up in the end but I also have other friend that give space to his guy but it the end the guy realize that he still love my friend, he just want some space because he can't do what he want to do but he still love my friend.

In my opinion, giving each other space: and break up is not the same thing. You just need a space to think and collaborate yourself what it is really going on in your relationship. This is just for sure if you feel the same way in the very beginning of your affair till you feel something different. The relationship is not yet over in giving each other space while break up is totally over. Period of the relationship.

Communications is THE most important part of a relationship. Giving someone space is saying - "I cannot accept your flaws - we are over."

i dont think giving each other space is already a break up. though some may end up to break up only if you are not able to accept that you both really are in need of space to breath. being with the person requires a lot of emotional and physical commitment and thus sometimes the closer you both get the more you lose yourself to the relationship and you tend to forget your own self. that is why you both need space to think and renew yourself again. among other couples who didnt get back to the relationship stray, think negative thoughts maybe that is why they broken up. i myself have been to 3 long relationships and each of this relationship ive have asked for space but to think over myself and where are we both going in the relationship. just dont think yet its over when its not yet over.

I think that needin space is the same like you...breaking up. Just get it over with, if you need space you need to be away from that person. Don't make up a BS lie about have to need space, cause honestly if you need space than you don't have the same feeling for that person that you once had. Let them go and move on so that it does not get any worse than it is and be honest about the way you feel all the time.