Fear,
or Just Your Wiring?

You ask for space and then spend the whole time checking your phone, half hoping he will prove the fear wrong before you even needed the space to begin with. Needing room to breathe and being terrified of what happens in it are not the same thing.

Take a breath and answer from your real experience of closeness and space. The more openly you respond, the better this reflection can meet the pattern you are carrying in this relationship.