How to ask for space without hurting them

Try this

I need a little space to get my head straight — it's not about us being wrong, it's about me being able to show up better. Give me a few days and I'll come back to this properly, I promise.

The key: Attach a timeframe and a return. Open-ended space feels like abandonment; bounded space feels like care.

Write YOUR exact message → sided does it for you

This is a starting point — but the right words depend on who they are and your history. Tell Sided what you need to say and it writes it in your voice, a few ways.

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