women often want to rush into making up without giving themselves the benefit of some time apart.
This may sound silly, but many times when couples come back together too quickly, the same problems that were there before crop up again almost immediately and serve to make the next split even uglier and more difficult to repair.
Assuming that both people in the relationship feel a deep bond with each other, a little bit of time apart should not damage the chances of making up too badly. Sometimes all that is needed is a new way of looking at things. Absence really can make the heart grow fonder to an extent and familiarity truly can breed contempt. Those two cliches exist because they are true so much of the time. People often get so close in a relationship, that they begin to get in the way of each other and take each other for granted. The little things that were once “cute” can become annoying and sometimes partners become more critical of each other than they would ever be of a total stranger. These little things compound and before you know it, they can lead to a big break up that did not have one large central cause. Being apart for a little while can give each person some room to gain a new view of the relationship. Before you can both really want to get back together again, you both have to share some flicker of attraction toward each other. If one person is still feeling hurt or angry, getting back into contact will probably just end up in an argument or hurt feelings at the very least. Not rushing back can sometimes serve to get the other person wondering
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