I discovered that old loves need a break now and then to bring fresh flames.
For me, it was a ten YEAR break from games in general before I remembered why I love them so and fell head right over heels again. (Thanks, Christian, for bringing this to my attention again. I meant to talk about this sooner, but real life got me. So here we are.) (NO, I am NOT going on a hiatus NOW.)
Between 12 and 14 years ago, I took a semi-voluntary break from gaming that lasted well over 10 years.