If your guy wants a break, give him a break. That means no contact--no calling, no texting, nothing, at least not initiated by you. If he reaches out to you first, you can reply. If you want to, that is.
Look, I'm not a huge fan of breaks. I suppose they can be helpful at times, but usually they are just a dry run for the inevitable split, especially when the break is one person's idea and not a mutual decision. I don't think it's fair to ask a partner to wait weeks or months to decide if you are right for him; why should you have to put your life on hold when he's the one who can't make up his mind?
Good for you for not sitting around doing nothing, but don't wait too long for him. If he can't decide within a week or so whether or not he wants to be with you, your future together looks bleak. You're better off calling it quits and moving on with your love life. Why take yourself out of the dating pool for weeks, only to have him break up with you at the end? Don't waste too much of your life waiting for someone who isn't sure he wants you.
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Niiiice answer Cary! Yeah and go you girl for not sitting and waiting around!
If he wants a break, give him that break...a permanent one!
I speak from experience. I was dating someone exclusively for over 6 months before he asked for a break after one spat. We got back together about two weeks later... only for him to dump me for good a month later. Breaks don't work out in the long run. You just don't put a relationship on hold. You have needs too! This guy is doing you a favor in the long run. Believe me. I ended up meeting someone else five months after he dumped me and I'm MUCH happier with the current boyfriend. And the douche who dumped me? He kept emailing me for nearly a year to get my attention (probably because he wasn't meeting anyone else), but I never responded. He chose to get out of our relationship. I chose to not let him back into my life. ;)
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Breaks are just a way to minimize the break-up, which will happen sooner or later. At least from my experience.
If he is on a break, then that means you are on a break. Don't contact him , just leave him alone. I'm going to have to agree with everyone. By saying he wants to take a break he is basically saying that he wants to see if he can find someone better than you and of he can't he will come back to you. Do you really want to feel like a silver medal? Your guy should already know he's won the gold.