About three and a half months ago my girlfriend of two years (and 3 months) and I decided to take a 'break' from our relationship. We had had some minor issues, mostly miscommunication, so we sat down and had a talk. We agreed that we would take a 'break'. We also agreed that we could date other people during the 'break' if we wanted, just to see what would happen. She called me up 4 weeks into the break telling me that she had been on a few dates and she realized that is not what she wants. What she wants is me, and she would just concentrate on school until I figure things out. I dated a couple of times over the next several weeks only to realize that is not what I want. I realized what she means to me and how much I love her and decide that I want to end the 'break' and resume our relationship. She now tells me that she has been seeing someone for the past 5 weeks and is very happy. She told me that I broke her heart by not ending the 'break' sooner and that she is very,very hurt. She said that this new guy is 'safe' and that she doesn't want to open herself up to possibly being hurt by me again. I realize that I may have hurt her badly, and yes, even broken her heart, but how does a Woman go from adoring me, loving me more than anything in the world, looking at engagement rings 6 months ago thinking that we were well on our way to being married, to telling me that she met another guy 5 weeks ago and that she doesn't want to get back together? I really love her, want to marry her, but need to figure out how to resolve this thing. Any advice?
