Im 17 and my ex is 18, both in the same college but she is going away to university next year and I'm not. Me and my girlfriend of 3 months broke up 10 days ago. We had a pretty weird week and she decided that she couldn't go on with the relationship, her reasoning was that things between us had changed and if they were weird now it would only be worse with our exams coming up meaning we wouldn't see each other. We are still in love and I tell her I love her everyday and she always says it back, since we broke up we have seen each other 3 times, and when we meet up its just like we're back together. When I asked her to get back together she said she didn't want a relationship duing he exams because she needs to focus on them so she can get into uni. She says that she likes being friends with me and that maybe we can get back together after exams, but whenever I talk about it she seems to shy away from it and when I ask her about it she says she doesn't want to lead me on and get my hopes up in case nothing does happen. These are the bare minimum details, but from this do you think there's a chance of us getting back together, she still loves me and says she can't see herself being in another relationship with anyone else

I am sure she means it's time to break up. She doesn't like letting go because she likes you and will miss you, but she knows that long distance rarely works out. 'Weird' just means change, which is a guarantee at your age. Force yourself to be 'just friends' for another week, and if it hurts too much, tell her. She sounds like she truly cares about you enough to break it off cleanly instead of stringing along just because she wants you around for the last few weeks. And if she won't, you have to.

She is only putting herself first and getting her life on track which is good. Its good not to put all your time and energy for someone because if it doesn't work out, you ll end up with nothing. Having her own life would guarantee that if things don't work between you two, she would still have a life. A relationship is about complimenting each other into your life, not put the whole world on hold for an individidual. Furthermore from the looks of things, it would seem to me that the exam is not the reason why she broke up with you. Because that is a ridiculous reason to break up with someone. Maybe its just an excuse, because she could have just said she's busy for the exams and can't hang out as much instead of breaking up with you. If I were you, I would treat this as a real breakup because something between you two is not working and you should continue on your life as you do.