I need space from my boyfriend but I don't want to break up with him
I have always been independent and I love being alone or just hanging out with my family at home. I get really stressed out with school (I'm in high school still plus taking three college classes) and he has never heard of homework. All he does is lay around his house and do nothing so he always wants to hang out.. constantly. I love him but I wish he would just go away for awhile so I can have one day of getting everything done without making time for him every day and putting my homework off. I don't want to break up with him but I need space. This is my first real relationship and we've been together 7 months. I don't know what to do or how to get him to understand this feeling without making him feel like I'm tired of him because he is great to me. I just need space for a bit but if I tell him I want a break it would upset him and I don't want to lose him.