He Just Doesn’t Want To Be In A Relationship Anymore Since His Boyfriend Was Very Babied Growing Up, But He’s Worried About Hurting His Boyfriend

This 22-year-old man has been dating his boyfriend, who is 24, for a little over two years.
They initially met on a dating app and hit it off really quickly. Given the nature of online dating, he almost thought it was too good to be true.
Nonetheless, their relationship started off wonderfully, and they’ve since enjoyed so many experiences together. He and his boyfriend have already visited Europe twice and gone to Disney World with his boyfriend’s parents numerous times. Plus, his boyfriend’s parents have even allowed him to live at their house with his boyfriend.
“But recently, I’ve been feeling kind of worn out by our relationship,” he admitted.
Apparently, he and his boyfriend have slowly become less intimate and are hitting rough patches all the time. On top of that, his boyfriend was reportedly extremely “babied” during childhood.
So, his boyfriend always had everything he needed and was never forced to encounter challenges in order to learn and grow.
That’s why his boyfriend is now essentially afraid of growing up. He claimed that his boyfriend is scared of moving out, getting into debt, and basically having to work his behind off to make a living like everyone else in the world.
“To me, this has become quite unattractive, and being that I’ve lived with them for a little more than a year, I feel like I should return to my parent’s house until I can afford to be on my own,” he explained.
Sure, they both recently landed new jobs and have been doing well in that realm. Nonetheless, something just feels off in their overall relationship.

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Not to mention, they did decide to open their relationship for a brief amount of time. But that still did not last very long since it didn’t really pan out the way either of them had hoped.
So, he’s begun wondering what his life would be like if he was just single. He’s simply no longer interested in having any romantic relationships right now; instead, he’d rather be by himself.
Now, he knows that if he breaks up with his boyfriend out of the blue, he will be a jerk.
“But I really feel like I’ve damaged my relationship with my family– whom we don’t often see because my boyfriend doesn’t like going up there and spending time– and it’s been one-sided,” he vented.
So, while he doesn’t want to hurt his boyfriend, he just feels like he needs to prioritize himself. And now, he’s been left wondering how to navigate the situation and second, if not wanting to be in a relationship anymore really makes him a jerk.
Have you ever been with a partner and realized you just weren’t feeling the relationship anymore? Does that make him a bad person, or is it natural when it comes to dating? Should he feel guilty about putting himself first and ending it? What advice would you want to hear if you were in his shoes?
You can read the original post on Reddit here.
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