Stressed girlfriend is wanting a break from my moaning

I have been seeing my girlfriend for a couple of years and, two weeks ago, she told me she needed a break from us.

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Dear Coleen

She said she needed time to herself after a challenging year and doesn't have the head space to deal with me and my problems right now.

She has a point, to be fair.

Back in December I walked out of a good job because I couldn't handle the stress or the office politics any more.

Since then, I've taken the odd freelance job to pay the bills while I look for something full time, but I've done my fair share of moping around and feeling sorry for myself.

Meanwhile, my girlfriend works long hours in the NHS, while trying to help her mum, who has dementia.