I moved to cali after being kicked out of my house. I moved in with my online friend of 5 years, and we started dating. I lived with him for two months and everything was so great. we were inseparable and loved each other. I was so content for once. But I had to move back to Texas for stupid toxic family reasons. Now we're in a long distance relationship and it sucks, of course. The thing that sucks most is how much he's changed. At first, he would compliment me, text me a lot, and talk about our relationship and how much he misses me. Now I'm lucky to get a response from him at all. He says it's because he's been feeling down. Now here's where my dumb ass comes in. I constantly need to be reassured that we're still working towards the same goal. So I bring it up a lot. "I can't wait to see you!" "You're still coming down for Thanksgiving, right?" "Are things okay between us?" "Things will be better once we see each other, yeah?" "My grandma is so excited to meet you" and he says it stresses him out because he feels like he's running out of time to get done what he wants to get done before he comes. And I understand. I am intense. I feel things intensely. But I can't seem to bring myself to back off. And I can hear him getting frustrated. But I can't seem to stop. I WANT to give him space. But it's hard when I feel so alone when I'm not talking to someone. and he's all I have. I can feel myself making everything worse. I'm pushing him away from holding on so tightly.

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I'm so sorry for the long post. I know its just a big mess but I do feel better typing it out.

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TL:DR;  I want to have a healthy relationship, but I'm single-handedly ruining it with my constant need of validation and affection. How can I give him the space he deserves without feeling abandoned? 