My (22F) boyfriend (27M) is a very successful man and he makes me feel bad about my situation and having no job

I am 22 and will start studying next September. I will finish university at the age of 27 and that makes me very uncomfortable. I tried alternative ways to find a job I would like but I can’t and also I always planned to study but never got the chance. My boyfriend is 27 years old and has a good job, makes a lot of money and is pretty successful. I’ll be his age when I finish studying and I can’t help but compare myself to him.

My mindset is I don’t know if I necessarily need this degree. But it would definitely help me and if I don’t do it now and I regret it I won’t be able to go back on time. So I’m a little unsure about it.

My boyfriend is always cheering me and convincing me to follow trough this plan. He says age does matter but I’m still young and there’s no need to worry about it.

But at this point I feel useless. I used to work in retail until I lost my job. Then I worked briefly in a office but those also got closed due to covid.

I try to be productive but when my boyfriend comes back home from work I just feel so useless. Or when he works from home I’ll just see him doing his job and listen to him in his zoom calls and I’ll be doing my thing and just feel like I’m wasting my time. And I’m afraid this is how I will feel when I’m studying and he is going further in his career.

How can I deal with a successful boyfriend while I’m just wasting my time? And how do I deal with us being in so different stages in life?

TL;DR my boys is a successful man and meanwhile I’m just starting to figure out what I want. He makes me feel bad about myself even if he’s actually very supportive and tries to convince me that’s I’m doing the right thing.

Submitted February 19, 2021 at 07:24AM by heywasap https://ift.tt/3uf8Ahz