<human>: My boyfriend and I started out as friends in the same friend group (for about 2 months), and we started dating about 8 months ago. It's been great having the same group of friends, and to prevent things from getting weird between everyone, we really try to downplay our relationship when with friends (which is most of the time). As a result, it often feels like the relationship side is pushed to the side and not really a priority. The focus always seems to be friends first, then couple. 

We have had our moments here and there throughout the course of the relationship, and I love those moments. It really feels like it's just us. Our friends have witnessed this thing happen from the very beginning, so they're often really involved. It's nice to know they care, but I personally feel like I need some room to breathe (with him). I'm not sure how he feels about this, which leads into the next issue. 

One thing to note is that this is both of our first relationships, and this might be a personality issue, but we don't communicate nearly as much as we should. We talk a lot, but we don't really address serious topics/issues, and it feels really awkward to bring them up that we just don't. I guess this is the root of the problem. We've never fought, or really had any sort of conflict either. It just seems so much easier to be playful and lighthearted rather than serious. Are we doomed if we keep going down this track? It's been summer and we've been apart for a month and a half now, and this has just been on my mind moving forward. I don't know if there's anything I can do without turning into a nagging girlfriend.

Can you give me the gist of the text in a nutshell?
<bot>: Boyfriend and I suck at communicating. Being in the same friend group, we try to keep it low key but it often feels too low key and not a priority.