<human>: I am in a relationship, and it has been going very well.  We are committed to each other, our time together is romantic \ erotic \ sexy, and we are very emotionally connected in our lives.  This woman is a dream to me and I know I rely on her too much in my life.  Those of you that know my Reddit posting history would know that I struggle with things in my relationship … things that some would consider a positive.  I admit, I rely on my girlfriend for too much support and I have a hard time functioning when she is not here.  I feel like a big part of me is missing and I try so hard to fill that missing piece with everyday life things (work \ hobby \ my kids) but it just doesn't work.

Today is especially bad for me.  I know I will not see her for the next couple of nights because I have my children and we are not ready to integrate them into our lives as a couple … whom I love with a passion.  Since we parted this morning I have been overwhelmed with sadness, and I cannot get it out of my mind.  It is like a drug that I do not have access to, and I go through withdrawals.  I feel guilty that these feelings may take away from the time I have with my kids!

Now, breaking up with this girl is simply out of the question.  I love her more than anything and she openly loves me as well.  We have been through a lot emotionally as of late and I think she has many of the same struggles I do when we are not together.  What I want to know is other Redditors experiences with this and what have you done to help get past this feeling in the past.  I am tired of this feeling and would want nothing more than to live a more stable life when we are apart.  

I do not attribute this to 'loving too much' but rather 'being too dependent'.  I want to know other peoples stories and how they managed these relationship struggles in the past.  I do not want to hear "break up with her" or other similar comments because as stated before, that is not an option for me.

Can you condense the text into a few key points?
<bot>: – I struggle being away from my girlfriend for more than half a day.  She has become such an icon in my life that it is unhealthy and I want to know good approaches to manage a more secure relationship.