What would you do?

well, if my partner or anyone else close to me feels that they need space and wish to stay away from me i would give the their space.i don't know what step i would take to create a small gap but i would surely create the gap. once the gap is made the person would realise that he/she did not wan't my absence and once this realisation would coe they would want me back in their life.

I will give him time to breath because we all need some time for us and we can think in the time given so I will not mind to give him time ti breath as he said, however I will also take my time to breath because we are in a relationship and we are working hard to make it goes well so I believe we both will need that time. I will not say good bye though.

I'd trust them and allow them to come back. Now, if they left for longer than they said and lied to me, then I would expect explanation when they got back. But I completely understand that they need their space and think that they should be able to get it. I don't think it's a good idea to say bye and kick them out for good because you don't know their side of the story.

this really depends my friend. well we have so many reasons and why we are leaving, right? if it is about your relationship with a guy/girl... then maybe they need space because that is what must has to be done for them to grow and to see what is really happening between them. then it depends on them if they still want each other back. with your family, also depends if maybe you just want out. want to be independent. or just like to relax by your own and many many reasons which is yet to be known. and you wanted to go because you just love to travel and its up to your partner, family, friend if they still want you back. many reasons and still it is all upto you what it really was and how to deal with every situations. jhelai