<human>: Can you provide a brief overview of the text?

My boyfriend [27] and I [25f] have been dating for 3 years exclusively and it's been pretty serious so far, but lately I'm just not sure. For the past two years, we've been fighting all the time, mostly about chores - he rarely does chores, never remembers about them in the first place, and somehow manages to overlook stuff like hair in the drain and dying plants and towels/clothes all over the floor and bed. We live together and have for almost the entire duration of the relationship, and also I lived with my parents for most of college, so I've only really lived "alone" (as in, not with people who will do my laundry for me) for one year in my entire life. Despite this I'm a very tidy person and his inattention to keeping the place neat is driving me crazy.

Recently I went on a trip by myself for the first time in my entire life and now it's making me reevaluate my entire relationship. I took myself out for drinks, made tons of new friends, and had the best time, and I realized I want to work on my relationship with myself. I've always been the type of girl who's always dating someone, all through high school, college, and now. I realized I am expecting my boyfriend to constantly take care of me, and so I'm neglecting taking care of myself. I want to become a little more self-reliant and go out more and experience more stuff, and now I feel like the relationship is holding me back.

I feel like between the fighting about chores, the fact that I've never really been single for a significant time, the fact that I've always lived with someone else, and the rediscovery of how much fun independence can be is making me question everything. I want to be mentally healthy and self-reliant, but I also still love him and I'm not sure what the best decision is. Any advice, comments, relevant stories, etc are welcome in regards to what to do next.
<bot>: Recently discovered how much fun it is to be independent, and have never had this before in my adult life. Have been fighting with my boyfriend also and now am rethinking everything. How to proceed from here?