Expert: Julie - 3/4/2009

Question
Ok so me and my boyfriend have been together for almost two years , and we've been living together about a year now.  And I'll admit that we bicker alot, and yesterday he told me that he wanted to move back in with his parents so that he could figure out why we are fighting to much and see what he can do to make us both happy in the long run.  He told me that he's 100% sure that he doesn't want to break up and that he still wants to be with me, and he still tells me that he loves me.

What should I do? I helped him move all his stuff out of our apartment and I just don't know what do to now.

Please help with any advice you can give.

Answer
Well the best advice I can give you is to give him his space, and let him come to you. The worst thing to do is call him and try to get information from him about what he's thinking cause that will just push him away. Let him come to you, let him call you..
I'm sure he still loves you and wants to be with you but the bickering probably got to be too much and he needed a break...and he probably did the right thing because if this kept on, then you guys would've ended up breaking up.
For now, try to figure out why it is that you two were bickering and try to think of ways to work those issues out so that when he does come back, it won't happen again. When he hears how you've been working on your half of the issues it'll give him more confidence in coming back as well.

Good luck

Julie