[Aliantha]

A while ago, just before my wedding, there was incredible stress piling up around me, and not just to do with the wedding. There were work hassles, kid hassles, ex hassles as well as moving house and trying to sell a house and having some major issues with my brother. This just about brought about a nervous breakdown for me and the doctor told me I had to get rid of some of the stressors in my life.

Fortunately for me, I was able to take a leave of absense from work which helped me no end, and I haven't gone back full time even as yet.

I was lucky to have that luxury because my now husband is quite able to support our family financially so me not being at work wasn't a huge issue for us.

Some people don't have those sorts of luxury. Maybe her needing a break is the only thing she can realisticly 'drop' for a while. Maybe she'll come back to you, maybe she wont, but realisticly, you need to consider the fact that maybe this isn't the right relationship for you now.

That's my two cents worth.