well where to begin... My boyfriend & I have been together almost 2 years already.. We have helped each other through a lot of issues and crises (going back to school, career choices, death, etc...) and now it seems that since all (well many of) our issues are solved, the relationship has hit a rock.

About 2 weeks ago, he told me that something was wrong with the relationship and he didnt know how to fix it. (meanwhile, i'm thinking that it is perfect! I didn't feel the same way at all.) we had seen each other for almost every single day, and I was loving it! Apparently, he wasn't- he said that we needed some space and time with out friends. (i never never once told him he couldn't see his friends, it he wanted it! Who am I to do that?!) and I don't see my friends too often being that either we work opposite schedules or they dont live around here.. But we all keep in touch- phone, email, etc. But anyhow... So to me that sounded fishy.

Then he tells me that he is unhappy. It isn't me that is making him unhappy, but that the relationship isn't thriving at this point. Well, that just killed me. Then he says that if something were to happen, he'd want us to be best friends... That hurt me so bad when he said that.

But the entire time he was giving this lecture, I was crying and he kept saying that he loves me. So that's that.

Then, the other night, he tells me that he used the wrong word- he said he isn;t unhappy, he feels that we are in different places. Well, to me, that sounds even worse. But he kept saying that he wants us to try to work this out- and that he has gotten advice from a lot of his friends (married & unmarried) and they all tell him that things like this happen, and that we should just try to work through it.

So now today my friend, who lives far away, came to visit and I asked him to come to dinner with me, her & her boyfriend and he says (very nasty too I might add) "i'm broke.. I need to save my money.. Just go out without me...." so rude! (granted, I called him while he was very busy at work, so I assume that's the reason for his attitude..)

now my issue is this - I am madly in love with him. I can't picture myself, my future, my anything without him... And he says the same... But then why this? I mean, I appreciate his honesty and all... But what?!

what am I supposed to do here? I'm trying to just ride this out and see what happens, but I have had the biggest knot in my stomach since he brough this up.............

Anyone else go through a similar situation? What happened???