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Can we start again afresh? Does the relationship start over because we took a break?

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Question - (8 September 2012) 3 Answers - (Newest, 9 September 2012)
A female Canada age 26-29, anonymous writes:

I was with my boyfriend for just over 17 months before we broke up.

I broke up with him because I needed time alone to sort things through with myself, and during that time neither of us had a relationship with another person, and we still talked to eachother almost every day.

About 3 weeks later we got back together, right on the day of what would be our 18 months. So my question is, what happens now?

Do we still say we've been together for 18 months and pick up right where we left off, or does the relationship start over, so we've only been together a few days?

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A female reader, anonymous, writes (9 September 2012):

I don't see what difference it makes if you want to call it an 18 month relationship or a 3 day relationship, you're both still the same people with the same issues going into the relationship now as before, unless one or both of you has had a change in attitude or experience that changes the issues.

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A reader, anonymous, writes (8 September 2012):

I think you can class this as an 18 month relationship with a 3 week break. Though on the other hand, does it even matter to bring up the 3 week break? I mean, who does it concern? No other than yourselves.

You two know you had a little break, neither of you got with anyone else in that time, so I would class it as just time apart.

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A female reader, Plumb United States +, writes (8 September 2012):

Plumb agony auntWell whenever I've taken a break from my relationship it continues as if nothing happen, but that all depends on the people in the relationship. You could ask your boyfriend about what you think about it or just start from were you left off..

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