LOVE—Synonyms 1. tenderness, fondness, predilection, warmth, passion, adoration. 1, 2. Love, affection, devotion all mean a deep and enduring emotional regard, usually for another person. Love may apply to various kinds of regard: the charity of the Creator, reverent adoration toward God or toward a person, the relation of parent and child, the regard of friends for each other, romantic feelings for another person, etc. Affection is a fondness for others that is enduring and tender, but calm. Devotion is an intense love and steadfast, enduring loyalty to a person; it may also imply consecration to a cause. 2. liking, inclination, regard, friendliness. 15. like. 16. adore, adulate, worship.

I don't mean to sound harsh here, but where in what you described can you find the parallels of what I have listed? This man has you on a yo-yo. A man that loves you respects you, he doesn't manipulate the situation to get what he wants, and all of what you wrote screams that. Both Jen & Patty have given you some sound advice, I agree with them. The longer you stay in this, the more confined by this relationship you will become. Love is expansive, not constraining. You know how they say love blossoms, our love has grown...etc..It's positive, forward moving. This relationship isn't and it will always be this way, if it hasn't changed for the better yet, it won't.

What qualities do you love about him? I haven't seen any attractive qualities here, and what little there might be are overshadowed by his immaturity and lack to commit.

Wishing you the best, I hope you can take a step back and look at all this and see it in an unbiased way. Then give yourself the advice you would a best friend, because you deserve the best, and this isn't it.

Hugs, Lisa