[siamesesilk]

And the last, most improtant realization: Throughout our relationship, I've often felt the impulse to say I Love You at random times, when I felt a certain good something. The impulse came naturally to me, and I followed it--and yet, for some reason I didn't think that feeling was love. I guess I thought love would be something else. But as we were talking today, I felt that same feeling and urge, getting stronger each time it came. And I started thinking, maybe that feeling has been love all along. As the thought circled in my head, it made more sense. If that's not love, then what is it, and what would love feel like? It made more and more sense to me that that was love, and after a little bit longer, I said to her "I love you"--and for the first time, I really, really meant it, without any doubts. I knew I loved her. It felt great. Needless to say, we are back together, and I am glad I took this break. I can be with her in a way that I couldn't ever before, because my doubt about how I felt was always lingering.

I'm really glad it worked out for you and your girlfriend. Breaks are good sometimes.