My 10 year girlfriend wants a break.
I have been with my girlfriend for 10 years, we have been very happy in that time and have loved each other through thick and thin. Sure there have been ups and downs, but we have always loved each other.
All of a sudden last week she sat me down and suggested we have an "open relationship", I refused and we talked for a while. In the end she said she was confused and didn't want an open relationship. She just was unhappy and didn't know why. So we sorted it out and it was lovely again for a week. She sat me down again today, and said that she wanted a break for 3 days (while crying her eyes out). She says she is unhappy and doesn't know why. She says that she doesn't want to break up, but needs time to think about what is going on with her lately.
I love this girl very much and we have never had a problem like this before, even after 10 years we were still strong. Until this happens all of a sudden. She says she needs to find out who she is and sort her own head out. So tonight while still crying her eyes out she left me to stay at her mums house. We agreed we would meet on Wednesday at 7:00 pm to talk about whatever decision she has come to. She also keeps saying that she couldn't bare to not have me in her life and doesn't want to break up etc. She was kissing me and saying that she loved me before she left.
To sum up - everything has been fine now all of a sudden after 10 years she starts coming out with all this weirdness saying she isn't happy and she doesn't know why, she needs to sort her head out etc.
I would be very grateful if people could shed some light on this as I have nobody to talk to about it and this is my first night sleeping alone. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. She is a very honest person and she says it is nothing to do with wanting to be with another person.