my girlfriend and i have been together now for a little over a year, we're both 19 and just finished up our first year of college... we started dating at the very end of our senior year in High School and thought it was great because we're heading off to the same school.. anyway, we spent pretty much all day every day together for the past year.. i didnt make any new friends at college and neither did she.. i love her to death and i've grown very attached to her family.. but i think it's time that i give other parts of my life the attention they've been lacking. i know that i need to see other people and expand my horizons, have more of a social life, etc.. but i'm so in love with this girl. and the fact that i'm very co-dependant doesn't help. i'm just having a tough time coming to the reality that i need to do it. i love her so much, and i'm scared that she's going to be really upset and i dont want her to be sad, so i keep delaying the inevitable. i care so much about her, and the thought of her hating me, or being mad at me kills me. i just need some reassurance.. thanks