Hi everyone, I’m looking for outside perspectives because I feel stuck. I (25F) have been with my boyfriend(28M) for about 8 months (we’ll officially make one year in May, and we knew each other before dating). I told him I loved him for the first time around June/July. He didn’t say it back, which I understood at the time because the relationship was still new. Since then, I’ve brought it up again. He’s been honest and said he needs time. A couple of months ago, we had a serious conversation where he said he cares deeply about me, wants a long-term relationship, and feels like our bond is growing but that he’s not in love yet. He said he feels like it’s “coming,” but he isn’t sure. It’s now been another 2-3 months since that conversation, and nothing has changed. He still hasn’t said he loves me, and when I asked directly if he was in love, he said he wasn’t sure. I’m starting to wonder: • How long is it reasonable to wait for someone to fall in love? • At what point do you accept that it might never happen? • Have any of you waited in a similar situation, and how did it turn out? I care about him, but I’m scared of staying too long in a relationship where my feelings aren’t fully reciprocated. Thanks for reading. submitted by /u/SecretStatistician55
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