9 Things You Can Say to Maintain a Healthy Distance When Your Boyfriend Always Wants to Spend Time Together

4. Gently persuade him: “We’ll know how much we mean to each other when we feel the loneliness of being apart.”


“I scare him by saying, ‘Couples who are always together tend to get bored with each other faster.’” You can get your boyfriend on your side by making him understand that “absence makes the heart grow fonder.” Try to think of an effective way to communicate that you want your relationship to have some structure and boundaries.