Dear Jeff:

It occurred to me just now: if her reason for taking a break from you is that she likes to stay home more often and you like to go out; that she has a hectic schedule and trying to accommodate your going-out preference has stressed and exhausted her, then why is the solution a break and not .. to stay home instead of going out?

If the coming event is stressing her, and you being at the event stresses her even more, why is the solution a break and not just you not being at the event?

The reason for her taking the break could be none of these reasons, or these two reasons in combination with a third reason. I am thinking there is a third. I tend to think that she felt more comfortable bringing up these two reasons (which are true), but she is not bringing up the…. missing third reason.

Talking about the first and second is easier than talking about the third, I am thinking.

anita