Hi Reddit,

I have been in a relationship with my girlfriend for near 2 years. Lately things have been quite good and we get along well, but had a few issues in the past. My main concern is that I am not sure if I want to settle down, and I feel as though if that is the case I should not string my girlfriend along.

I do love my girlfriend, and our personalities match very well, however our life goals and social habits do not match up. I am outgoing and she prefers to stay at home more. While I do enjoy a night on the Netflix, I feel like I want to be free to go out and hang out with friends or just operate on my own schedule. We have spent a lot of time working through these issues together, but it still feels unresolved.

Furthermore, she is interested in kids in 5 years time, while I am not for perhaps 10 years. My girlfriend needs much more stability in her life, whilst I want to get the most adventure out of my life as I can.

I feel hugely conflicted, our relationship nearly broke up about 6-7 months ago but we have worked through a lot of it. On paper it sounds like  I should be happy, but I just don't feel excited or interested in the relationship like I used to. The thought of breaking up with her plays on my mind daily and I need to confront this.
  
What do I do reddit?
user
relationship was happy, but not sure
assistant
Hi Reddit,

I have been in a relationship with my girlfriend for near 2 years. Lately things have been quite good and we get along well, but had a few issues in the past. My main concern is that I am not sure if I want to settle down, and I feel as though if that is the case I should not string my girlfriend along.

I do love my girlfriend, and our personalities match very well, however our life goals and social habits do not match up. I am outgoing and she prefers to stay at home more. While I do enjoy a night on the Netflix, I feel like I want to be free to go out and hang out with friends or just operate on my own schedule. We have spent a lot of time working through these issues together, but it still feels unresolved.

Furthermore, she is interested in kids in 5 years time, while I am not for perhaps 10 years. My girlfriend needs much more stability in her life, whilst I want to get the most adventure out of my life as I can.

I feel hugely conflicted, our relationship nearly broke up about 6-7 months ago but we have worked through a lot of it. On paper it sounds like  I should be happy, but I just don't feel excited or interested in the relationship like I used to. The thought of breaking up with her plays on my mind daily and I need to confront this.
  
What do I do reddit?
user
Relationship with girlfriend has been good
assistant