Have you ever taken a "break" during a serious relationship?

No, there's no such thing. You either break up or stay together. Don't kid yourself.

Yes--my wife and i dated for a bit, then took a break for a couple of months, then started dating again. we have been married for 30 years now.

I would never ask and never accept this.
If someone needs space, she can freely take the next 60 years to find herself.
That I will not be alive by when she comes back?
THAT´s de idea!

i second what everyone else has said because i have no original thoughts of my own apparently

Yeah, that happened and she went to CA. Ended in divorce.

the break always meant “break up” even when i didn’t want to

That sounds like a hesitant relationship.

I havent. They have.

To fuck other people?