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My boyfriend and I dated for two years almost ten years ago. We went our separate ways but remained close friends. We have now been back together for about 5 months. The first couple of months were great, communication was open and we were having fun. Now he is becoming distant and almost acts as if he doesn't want anyone that we don't mutually have in common to know about me. We have talked and he says that he still wants a committed relationship but wants to take things slow and feels like we shouldn't title our relationship as dating. I'm confused here, if we are seeing each other exclusively in a committed relationship, isn't that the same thing as dating? I can't even say he is using me for sex because every time we have made plans for dinner, movies etc. In the past three weeks, he has backed out. It's like pulling teeth to even have small talk with him and I get frustrated to the point of calling things off all together but it's like he has a built-in radar that goes off whenever he senses that I have had enough and he suddenly calls or texts me out of the blue and makes nice again. His actions contradict his words on a regular basis these days but when I asked him if he is happy or even wants this relationship he seems convinced that he does. So he's saying one thing, doing another and meanwhile I'm floating over here to the side trying to guess on what to do next since he won't follow through on anything he says he wants. Is this just a rough patch that will smooth over in time if I stick it out, or is he wanting out but isn't man enough to come out and say it? (FYI, we live an hour away from each other but that has not been a problem before)