Esto es lo que realmente significa cuando dice que quiere "un descanso"

¿Cuántas veces has oído a un tipo decir esa frase definitiva, “I want a break”? ¿Y cuántas veces te has preguntado qué significa eso?

Well, sometimes when people are not ready to break up with their partner, they tend to use this famous sentence: “I need a break.”

Cuando un chico le dice esto a una chica, ella inmediatamente empieza a darle vueltas y a preocuparse por la verdadera razón que hay detrás.

But, really, how are you supposed to know what is really going on in his mind when he says that he wants to have a break? (Even though we’re intuitive, I guess guys forget that women are not psychic as well).

Perhaps he wants to put you on hold while he’s chasing other girls, he’s waiting for the right time to break up with you, or there’s a third reason that has nothing to do with any of the aforementioned.

Sí, hay una lista interminable de posibles razones por las que diría tal cosa y a veces no tiene nada que ver con romper contigo.

Para ayudarte a descifrar el verdadero significado oculto, aquí tienes la lista definitiva de posibles razones por las que un chico te pediría un descanso.

THIS IS WHAT IT REALLY MEANS WHEN HE SAYS HE WANTS “A BREAK”

He doesn’t have time for a relationship

When a guy says that he wants a break, sometimes it just means that he doesn’t really have time for a relationship at the moment.

Perhaps he’s always busy with his job, hobbies, or other things going in his life and that is why he can’t make you his priority.

If that is the reason why he wants to take a breather, the chances are that the situation will change within a few weeks or months when he’s organized himself, and found time to spend with you and make you his priority again.

He’s dealing with personal problems

Cuando una chica tiene un problema, se lo cuenta a sus amigos o personas cercanas. Pero cuando un chico tiene problemas personales, se refugia en su cueva de hombre.

So, if he’s going through hard times at his job, family, or other aspects of his life, he will want to have a break with you until he fixes whatever is bothering him.

Su familia le está presionando para que rompa...

Sometimes his family influences him to do things he’s not really comfortable doing. If they are forcing him to split up with you for some reason, he will be pressured to propose taking a break from you because evidently he doesn’t want to lose you yet.

That way he will prove to his family that he’s considering their proposal, but he’s not willing to end things without being one hundred percent sure about it.

His friends don’t really like you

How is your relationship with his friends? Do they approve of your relationship? If his friends don’t really like you, there are high chances that they will be the ones forcing him to ask for a break.

So, if you notice some red flag signs that his friends don’t really approve of you, this might be the reason behind him asking for a break in the first place.

He’s too nervous to officially break up with you

Yup, guys can be real cowards when it comes to breaking up. So, there is a possibility that he asked for a break because he’s just too nervous to officially break up with you.

That way he’s buying himself a little bit more time until he finally gathers courage to tell you what is really going on.

Véase también: 8 Telltale Signs He’s About To Break Up With You

He’s afraid of commitment

Cuando un chico tiene miedo al compromiso, hará cualquier cosa para salvarse de quedar atrapado en una relación.

He will tell you that he wants a break because he’s scared of anything to do with being committed and in a relationship.

Se enamoró de otra

Sometimes when a guy falls for someone else and he’s not ready to end things with you because he’s not sure of his feelings, he will tell you that he needs some time off.

In reality, he actually needs some time to think about the situation he’s in and weigh all the pros and cons of going separate ways or staying with you.

Sólo quiere que seamos amigos

Cuando un chico te ve más como su amiga que como su novia, estará decidido a ralentizar las cosas y ganarse algo de tiempo para pensárselo.

Verás, no querrá romper contigo porque te quiere como su amigo and breaking up would mean severing every contact with you. That’s why asking for a break is a great alternative (for him).

He doesn’t know what he wants

He’s totally indecisive and he has no idea what he really wants from you. He just knows that he needs some time off to sort his thoughts and priorities, and that is why he’ll propose having a break.

Echa de menos ser soltero

Por muy satisfactoria que sea una relación, a veces los chicos (y también las chicas) se aburren de ella sin motivo aparente. Empiezan a echar de menos sus días de soltería y todas las ventajas que conlleva la soltería.

If he’s (all of a sudden) exhibiting signs of aburrimiento en la relación, chances are he’s missing being single and asking for a break seems like the only right thing to do (at the moment).