The guy I’m seeing recently said that he feels like we need to have more space. We’ve had a history of becoming codependent, and he’s scared of this happening again because he wants to maintain a long, healthy relationship with me. So he thinks that we need to spend less time with each other in order to prevent that from happening again.

However, when he said this, I felt completely rejected. My mind told me that he’s actually saying he needs space because I’m too much for him and he doesn’t want me anymore. He has communicated to me several times that he loves me and wants to spend time with me still, but I can’t get these thoughts out of my head.

Does anyone have any advice on how to get past this? I feel like I’m definitely self-sabotaging here.