how do i cope with my boyfriend going away?

[Selene]

In my opinion, you guys are at two different places, right now. Now just because of the age difference, but because you guys want different things. I'm assuming you just graduated high school and is in college right? and he's basically graduated and wants to go out and explore the world. I'm not saying that he doesn't care about you, but trust me, if he wanted to stay with you, he would. 3 months is early in a relationship, and him just going away for 7 months without you is curious, and won't do anything for the relationship. My advice is to break it off for now, and when he comes back, see if you can restart the relationship from there. I almost guarantee you that if you two are together during this 7 month "exploration" there will be alot of unwanted pain and longing, and it's a long time to be waiting for someone. Good luck