I understand and respect his need for space.

My boyfriend and I have been together for 3 years and have been living together for 2 years. We're a pretty compatible couple and are really good with communicating with one another when it comes to concerns we may have with one another. We have minor disagreements like every other couple out there but we're not the type to fight with one another that leaves one or both of us damaged. We get along really well and recently he brought up how he needed his space for awhile.

There are outside stresses that concern his family and him trying to balance his time out with everything. I think it just got very overwhelming for him and needed to take some time off. Time off from his obligations and responsibilities (which isn't a bad thing).

I didn't fight for him to stay home. Instead I sat there and listened to what he wanted and gave him exactly that. I don't feel upset by him doing this but I do miss him a lot and during this space my love for him has really grown. This space has really given me a whole new perspective of my boyfriend. My respect for him has grown because he did voice his troubles to me and told me that this is just something he needed to do for awhile for himself and that we would be okay and that he would come back home soon.

One of his biggest fears is losing me. I can see why it's such a huge fear of his because I'm also not one to wait around when a man puts me in this position. But then again, he's the first man I've ever lived with and the only man I've ever discussed our future together with. He's never given me any reason to not trust him or question his intentions through this break. He took a few changes of clothes with him and his work uniforms but 95% of his things are still at home. Through this time I've also made changes about myself that he's seen and also felt. I've grown to appreciate him even more through this.

He's not one to get choked up and cry when it comes to a woman. He's just not one to get emotional at all. It touched me that he cried and that he got choked up after telling me he's afraid to lose me during this time away. He's only given me reassurance and high hopes he's coming back home. I guess my question is, through this time he's taking away.... I just need to know from any man who's gone through this or just any woman who has gone through this with their significant other that I'm handling this correctly.

During this space, I have avoided trying to call him, text him and see him. I wanted the ball to be in his court for when he wants to come around and reach out to me because I don't want to disturb his needs to do this. One thing he told me is "you have done everything to show me how much you appreciate me and love me, let me do everything honey because I don't want you to worry". I love him so much and I've done my best to take care of him and always keep him happy. I don't hold him back from his needs but at the same time I think he's got so comfortable trying to make sure I'm happy that he's put a lot of his "me time" aside.

I haven't seen him since about a week and a half ago and 2 days ago I heard from him and he was checking up on me to see how I've been. I have good days and I have my bad days, overall I feel okay though.

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