i (18f) have never been in a relationship until this one with my current (18m) boyfriend. before him i never had friends too much and my family annoyed me so i never spent much time with them. i spent most of my teenage growing years alone in my room. my boyfriend on the other hand has a big family who are very tight and he’s a pretty popular guy and he’s used to people being around him all the time. we’ve been together for 7 months and this didn’t start to affect me until about 1-2 months ago. i need my alone time, but he takes it as a hit instead of understanding. it hurts his feelings. i try to be nice about it but he gets really hurt by me wanting to be by myself. whenever i leave the room just to go to the bathroom he pouts and asks where i’m going. when i was growing up i shared a room with my sister until i moved out, i had my own room for a month, and then my boyfriend moved in with me. so i’ve never really had my own space. i try to explain this to him but it seems like he takes it as “i don’t love you anymore.” i love him more than anything but now i’ve become short tempered. he takes my phone out of my hands to cuddle in silence and my adhd brain can’t do that for more than 30 seconds. i don’t wanna keep hurting him but i feel like i’m close to snapping.