Breaking up is just hard, even if you're the one breaking up. It's not fun. It can be dramatic and complicated. And then you get a little distance and you think, why did it have to be so complicated and dramatic?
If a horse doesn't want to do something, you're not going to make him do it. They're incredibly powerful animals.
We already have a sabbatical system. It's called opposition, and I've had enough of it.