You are right that she didn't break up with Richard. In the novel - he is asleep while she is in the library trying to write her article. I believe it is the same in the shooting script as well, but I'd have to look again to be sure.
"A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles." Chris Reeve
"Whatever comes our way, whatever battle we have raging inside us, we always have a choice. It's the choices that make us who we are, and we can always choose to do what's right." Peter Parker
