A healthy relationship without the label?

Anonymous
Sometimes I feel like I want to be known as his girlfriend although I’m very happy with the way he treats me. We’ve had this talk and I still don’t know how I feel about it.

I want to be able to tell family and friends about him without having to hide the fact that we’re not partners. Can’t kiss him in front of his family, can’t post cheesy stuff.

He’d take me to dinners, had Christmas dinner with his family, night out with his best friends etc just like a normal healthy relationship. I’ve never been in a relationship this pure and healthy so I’m grateful for that. Sometimes when he comes over I would get random mental breakdowns and he’d stay to calm me down and be there for me.

I can’t figure out why he doesn’t want me as a girlfriend, he told me that it feels like he is in a relationship with me although we don’t have that label, and it doesn’t matter how other people view us, what’s important is how he feels. And I agree.

I’m doing my degree alone 11000km away from home, in my 3rd year now. I’m scared that I know I can’t be here forever and keep things going, and he has his dreams to follow too soon enough.

Thoughts?
A healthy relationship without the label?
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