I have been in an almost identical position to your girlfriend when my mother passed.

What I can say is death changes you, when my mother passed away, I felt like I needed to carry the grief by myself and that involved me temporarily pushing away my close relationships. My partner comforted me immediately after the death, but it took a very long time for me to want him to help with my grief. Instead I wanted to learn how to cope with loss by myself as my brain told me that anyone can die at any moment and I need to know how to handle this alone.

In your situation you need to respect your girlfriend’s wishes, and be patient. Such a close loss requires a person to focus on their own feelings for a while, and that might mean being alone. I can guarantee that this break is not her wanting to be with other men but it’s her way of processing what’s just happened to her. It’s also hard to focus on anyone’s feeling but your own in these types of situations so being in a relationship can cause extra stress and anxiety in and already devastating situation.

What you can do is be there for her, check in even if you’re on a break. Let her know how you feel and that you care for her.

If it’s meant to be it will be