Why do I feel like this about relationship?

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I feel so awful for feeling like this. Me and my boyfriend have been together for 6 and a half years and he's the most wonderful person ever, I don't think anybody will ever love me the way that he does. He always tells me how much he loves me and that he wants to be with me forever, etc.

The problem is, lately I just don't know if I feel the same about the relationship and I don't know why. We're only 21 so have been together from a young age but i sometimes feel like I want to be single and have some time alone as I haven't been on my own since I was 15.

I just don't know how I feel, when I think about it he is my best friend and I don't ever want to live without him I would be devastated, but then on the other hand I don't know if the connection is fully there anymore. The hardest part is that he is such a lovely person and truly adores me so I would hate to break his heart.

I don't know what advice I'm looking for but just wanted to let my feelings out, has anybody ever felt this way about a long term relationship?

Honestly being with someone as a teenager is very different to being with someone as a young adult, and it'll continue changing as you age.

I know people who've been together since 15 and who are still happy in their mid-twenties.
I know people who've been together for 7 or 8 years and then realised they're not as happy as they could be so have walked away.

I think the important thing is whether you're happy or not.
At the moment, you're not. You need to work out whether you've grown apart, whether you're heading in different directions.

Don't feel guilty for the way you feel. You're still very young and yes it'll hurt if you decide it's no longer what you want, but you deserve happiness.
It might be a glitch. 6 and a half years is a very long time. Work out what you want, for you.