me and this guy have been talking for 6 months, hanging out for 3. We became super close in lockdown. I met him naturally in person and a project I helped at. Asked for his number and we began texting. He has a lot of anxiety. Especially around relationships. I knew this going into it all. But I really enjoyed his company and liked him so gave it a shot.

Honestly we get on so well. We talk most of the time. He calls me daily. He spends his days off with me or playing games with me. I absolutely adore him in every way. We've only had like a rough week or 2 during all of it. Which was caused by my mental health dip. He manages my mental health really well. We just seem to get each other and gel really well.

There's literally one issue. I cannot complain about anything else or fault him in any way. But he's scared of labelling us as dating or in an offial relationship. As in the past for him, he's been emotionally manipulated and used as soon as he labelled it. He's a very giving person. Like honestly if I want anything, he would buy it (I say no most of the time because he doesn't need to buy my company). 

He tells me everything honestly and openly, there's no secrets. I have full access to any of his accounts, his phone whatever. I don't use it nor do I go through his phone, but if I wanted to he happily lets me. He's not talking to any other girls in anything more than friendship. He's not on any dating apps or any social media. He's a fairly quiet and introverted person. We basically act like we're in a relationship. With affection and everything. And I feel so unbelivably happy in his company. He told me that honestly, he can see us dating he's just anxious right now. But that he's not planning to try and meet anyone else or anything. I understand it and I really don't mind it. 

But I've watched every single one of my female friends get into a relationship officially these past 6 months, they've all met on dating apps and became official after like 3 weeks of talking. I get really in my head. I understand a label with him wouldn't prevent him leaving if he wanted to. I understand nothing would really change in what we do. But I guess I just get jealousy over my friends having that label and me just kind of wondering... why don't I?