<human>: Using a throw away because my boyfriend is on Reddit. Anyways, this is my first serious relationship and I really do love my boyfriend. He so sweet and kind and makes me laugh until I cry. However, I'm a virgin and I plan to stay that way until I can at least get on birth control (which is difficult right now because oddly enough my insurance doesn't cover BC and I don't want my parents knowing I'm taking it as I'm on theirs) so that I'm not just relying on condoms as I would like to use both. That and the fact that I'm a little hesitant to go to that level of intimacy with my boyfriend who claims that our lack of sex is a cause to his depression and that each time he hears of someone being intimate with someone else, something in his head "snaps" and it drags him "down further into the well of depression."

I honestly can't tell if he's telling the truth about this. He's said he's been depressed for a while, but hasn't been officially diagnosed. He's been to see a therapist, but that was a few months ago and he's refused to go back. So my question is, is this a real thing? Has anyone experienced this? If it is, what do I do now? I'm asking reddit because I don't have much experience when it comes to relationships as this is my first serious one and I'm sorry if I come off as ignorant.

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<bot>: My boyfriend says that our lack of sex is dragging him "down further into the well of depression." Is this possible or could he be making it up because he wants sex?