I have a boyfriend, he is 23 years old, and I am 21. We;ve been dating for about 6 months. I believe we have common interest and we enjoyed each other, until lately, I noticed that he’s been distant, he texts less, looks distracted, and sometimes cancels our date at the last minute. I’m not sure if he is just stress or losing interest. I really care for him and I want to understand what’s going on. But I can’t ask him directly because I’m scared of what the answer might be, he suddenly say that we should just stop whatever we have between us and that’s the one thing I really don’t want to hear from him.
How do you usually tell the difference between normal ups and downs in a relationship and signs that your partner is actually pulling away?