Hmmm.... Interesting analysis Starman.
Reminds me of something that happened to me once... I was dating (actually we we unofficially living together at her place) this woman for a few months. She gave me the "I need room", let's take a break. There'd been a lot of negative tension lately, so I thought it was a good idea too. Went to spend a few days at my place. Didn't call her (I was still an AFC, but I didn't feel like calling, was enjoying the break). After about 3 days, she shows up at my place with my stuff. Comes down on me for not calling her. Tells me she wants to break up. I'm like "what the?..." I decided to play it cool. Told her "Sure, if that's what you want. I'm fine with it.". She storms out of my house, freaking mad. I'm like "what the?!!!!?... She's nuts." Tried to talk to her afterwards, but nothing doing. She hated my guts.
Obvious to me now it was a test, and I failed miserably. Though I don't know what she was testing for, and therefore what I did wrong. But she seemed to feel rejected, and that put me in the "I'm going to make him pay for this 100x" zone from then on...