How long should I remain in "no contact" with my ex?
So here it goes: My girlfriend of a year and a half recently told me that she needs time to think. Basically, both of us are finishing up our senior year and there's a lot of tough decisions to make: where to work? should I do grad school? She said she needs to be alone because being with me limits her options, and if she were with me, she would want to plan around me. Also, she said this: "I've had a feeling for a while that our relationship was going to end." She said she doesn't know where this thought came from, and she wish she could git of rid of it. In the end, she said she needs to take time to think about things. She doesn't want a break; she wants to be alone and not in a relationship.
Now I know this all sounds bad, but I do know this: she still loves me. She said that I've been the best part of her life, and also that I've been more than anything she could've asked for. She said that I've made her so happy. She really does care about me, and everything she said was genuine. We were both very supportive to each other, and we both broke down crying together. We both love each other very much. Though she doesn't want to be in a relationship, she said she can't see her life without me. She said after some time goes by, maybe she'll realize she made a mistake and ask for me back. I said I'd take her back, but I'm not going to live my life waiting for her.
At first, I asked her to take me back, but the next day I told her that I supported her decision and that I thought taking time apart was the best idea (even though I didn't think that at the time.) It's been a week since I've started "no contact". I've been working on things I want to change, and I feel like I'll soon become a better person. I was wondering how long I should remain in no contact. Some people have said a couple of weeks, while others have said a month or two.
So that's the dilemma, and if you've read up to this far, I would like to thank you for taking the time to listen to me. I'm looking for anything to get her back, so if you have any advice, comments, or anything please post them.