Many people get to a point in their relationships where they just feel suffocated or like things are moving too fast. The result for many people is that they let their partner know how they are feeling and they ask them for some space. Is this a good idea or a bad idea? Many people worry that by not asking for space that they will end the relationship prematurely and some people worry that asking for space will bring the relationship to an end, too.

The first thing you need to do is examine why you feel like you need space. Did you move in together too quickly or do you just spend a lot of time together and you need a little bit more time for yourself? Do you want to continue the relationship or do you want it to end and feel that asking for some space is an easy way out that will not be as harsh as breaking up. You need to get to the bottom of the way that you feel before you ask for any amount of space.

If you just need a little bit more time to yourself you should be able to tell your mate this. Let them know that you are really happy in the relationship but you require some quiet time to yourself. You should come prepared knowing when you want this time or where you want this time to take place. Perhaps you just need an hour every night when you come home to do your own thing. Maybe you need an hour to yourself once a week to go shopping or just get out of the house on your own.

If you feel like you really just need to break away, you may want to suggest that you continue to see each other but that you live in different places. This can be hard to talk about, but it\'s better to express your desire to live alone rather than let a good thing go bad because you have continued to live with one another when you wanted to live alone. Be honest with what you want and then get that needed space to preserve the relationship and then move more slowly in the future.

Is asking for space just an easy way to ask to break up? If so, be honest and do not give any mixed messages. Let them know that you need some time away from the entire relationship both physically and emotionally. If you say that you just need some space to yourself you aren\'t being totally honest and this will just cause bigger headaches in the future than it is worth. If you want to break up, say it, and be done with it so you can forever have your space and move on.