Am I too young to be in a serious relationship at 21?

Here’s some background:

We started dating before Uni at the age of 17 and broke up once he started Uni (he was in the year above me). During this time, we were both involved with other people and went out clubbing a lot. After this, we mutually agreed that we both missed each other and by the time I started University we were back together.

Since then, our relationship has been amazing. We have so much fun together and he makes me laugh everyday. He is always supportive of whatever will make me the happiest and I try to do the same. I can really see myself being with him for the rest of my life.

The dilemma:

We have been together for nearly 4 years and are both 21 by the end of this year. This has raised a few questions about the future and I find it hard to talk about it considering we are so young. I’m scared that we will spend years of our lives together and then realise that we have “wasted” our 20’s. I’m not sure if this is an irrational fear as we live independent lives outside of our relationship and I find it easy to achieve my goals with him by my side.

Are we too young to be thinking about a life together? We are both scared to commit to spending the rest of our lives together simply because we are so young. We have considered taking a break and letting ourselves grow separately but I’m still conflicted about what I should be doing in a relationship at this age.

I’d really appreciate advice especially from those who have gone through a similar experience or are slightly older.

TL; DR!-Am I too young to be in a serious relationship at 21? I am in a long distance relationship with my boyfriend of nearly 4 years and we are both scared to commit properly to each other because we are young.

Submitted April 04, 2021 at 03:43AM by sleepyhead0987 https://ift.tt/3dvPZqg