What the hell is he thinking? Options

[runforfun529]

So, I've been having problems lately with my boyfriend. The basics: He's 18 and I'm 17. We've been dating for nearly 7 months. We haven't had sex but done basically everything leading up to it. He's going off to college next year about 2 hours away from me.

Our relationship followed the path of rocky in the beginning then smooth sailing, but it it beginning to get rocky again. We haven't broken up but it seems as though he wants to do so. He doesn't have any problem with me, and says he is happy with me- I'm perfect, that kind of thing. But, I'm only his 2nd relationship and he's not sure if I'm right for him without any other experience. His first relationship shouldn't even be called such because she only dated him because she wanted attention (this is what she admitted).

Anyway, he says that if he would have dated a few more people before me, he would be much happier because he would know what it were like. But he's not sure if MAYBE there is someone better out there for him (even though he continues to say that he can't think of any other trait I could possess).

I kind of see where he is coming from, but at the same time I don't. I understand that MAYBE there is someone better out there, but maybe not. If he's happy with me, he should continue to date me, even if there's a chance he would be better off with someone else. If he happens to find this person, he can break it off with me, and go for them.

Any advice you have for me, or him for that matter, would be greatly appreciated.

[*steve330*]

^I would recommend against that, as there have been several cases where if either one of us went with gut/initial feelings things would have severely f**ked up. Some people aren't very trusting people as well, and their gut tells them not to listen to anyone, while you have to break down that barrier of mistrust.

Think things over, then decide what you want to do. Is he really worth it? Are you willing to wait on him to make a decision and risk losing him even after that? How much does he mean to you?