Hello again and thanks to those who previously helped/listened to me vent...
My girlfriend of 5 + months broke up with me over the weekend, the day after her 35th birthday. We're in our 30's and she is very much baby-crazy. She said she feels like we're not progressing quickly enough and is worried that my demanding career will not fit the future she would like.
She told me that she feels we should date other people as she thinks I will know more quickly if I want to commit to another woman. Committing being marriage, starting a family, etc. as I have been dating her exclusively (committed in my mind).
She said I am the best guy she has ever dated (by far), am her best friend, and thinks we could re-connect in the future when the time is right. She said she would still like to hang out, even wanted to keep previous plans for a post-birthday lunch and has been texting/emailing me. I declined lunch and have been silent with her for the last day and a half. She intitiated this and was not emotional about it, she has said in the past that attraction to her is like a switch, when it goes, it just switches off.
So... thoughts? I do care about her (and I know she cares about me). I made my feelings known as to what I want (to work things out). She said we need to be on a break as things weren't working out right now so I have remained silent to texts/emails since.
Thanks for listening...