@themagneticbabe: Get him to choose you by choosing yourself.

_sunsh1ne_04 :

I’ve been with my boyfriend for 10 months. At the beginning, he made an effort, paid attention to me, and bought me flowers... but then he started a business at the start of the year and had very little time for us—which I understood. However, as the stress mounted, he withdrew more and more; there were no dates, no attempts to plan any, and no flowers, and the affection and physical intimacy from him dwindled. I started holding back too, as a way of protecting myself, and now the relationship feels really strange and has lost that sense of ease. I’m racking my brain over this constantly—what can I do? I’ve suggested we not see each other in person for a while and stick to video calls instead, but that’s not a real solution. Do you have any tips on what I should do?