Did I do the right thing?

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I asked my gf that we take a break because I felt bad for not having time to talk to her due to the fact that my career in the military is starting to become stressful. We've been together for a while, and I know it hurt her just as much as it did me. I asked her to trust me when i say i love her and that the break would not be long. Since then she's been texting me almost every week now to see how i am. When i came home for the Christmas break, we didn't hang out but we did see each other. Although it was for a few hours her smile was amazing and i gave her 3 hugs. Since then, i made a twitter and started to follow her. But overall, did i do the right thing for right now??