I've been going out with my GF for about 8 months now. We were coworkers for a sort of summer camp, and during the weeks of that program we got to know each other.  At the end of the program for the rest of the summer we went out a few times and I asked her to be my GF.

All's well and good for awhile, (the usual honeymoon phase and stuff), but as school picked up I became more and more stressed and buried in my work.  though we still interact, it seems that in the past month or 2 I have been doubting myself in terms of this relationship.  Have I gotten myself into more than I can handle?  I feel as if  I don't have enough resources (emotional and otherwise) that I can give to her anymore.  School has been so draining for me, and I have been under so much stress, that I could hardly ever be there for her.  The stress has gotten so bad that I even turned down sex this past weekend because I had to finish a project (Do I have to turn in my man card now?)

I guess one could say it's normal to feel a bit strange after the honeymoon phase, but at this point i'm really not sure.  I feel like she could do better than me, because I don't seem to offer her much at all.  And, to be honest, she doesn't seem to be offering much to me, either.  I  feel as if our relationship is just on the surface now, and it's stagnant.  It feels as though we know each other, some small things that maybe not everyone else would know, but I don't feel like we're supporting each other or building each other up as we should be in a relationship.

I think it's a combination of both of our academic stresses and the relationship reaching a stasis that's causing me second-thoughts.  What could I do to break this stasis, or is it better to break-up and be friends?  It seems as though we're already just friends now, excepting for some of the cutesy language she uses in her texts.

Thanks for your thoughts!
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I've been going out with my GF for about 8 months now. We were coworkers for a sort of summer camp, and during the weeks of that program we got to know each other.  At the end of the program for the rest of the summer we went out a few times and I asked her to be my GF.

All's well and good for awhile, (the usual honeymoon phase and stuff), but as school picked up I became more and more stressed and buried in my work.  though we still interact, it seems that in the past month or 2 I have been doubting myself in terms of this relationship.  Have I gotten myself into more than I can handle?  I feel as if  I don't have enough resources (emotional and otherwise) that I can give to her anymore.  School has been so draining for me, and I have been under so much stress, that I could hardly ever be there for her.  The stress has gotten so bad that I even turned down sex this past weekend because I had to finish a project (Do I have to turn in my man card now?)

I guess one could say it's normal to feel a bit strange after the honeymoon phase, but at this point i'm really not sure.  I feel like she could do better than me, because I don't seem to offer her much at all.  And, to be honest, she doesn't seem to be offering much to me, either.  I  feel as if our relationship is just on the surface now, and it's stagnant.  It feels as though we know each other, some small things that maybe not everyone else would know, but I don't feel like we're supporting each other or building each other up as we should be in a relationship.

I think it's a combination of both of our academic stresses and the relationship reaching a stasis that's causing me second-thoughts.  What could I do to break this stasis, or is it better to break-up and be friends?  It seems as though we're already just friends now, excepting for some of the cutesy language she uses in her texts.

Thanks for your thoughts!
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