<human>: Give me the gist of the text in a nutshell

Hey everyone!

I've been with my girlfriend almost two years in a long distance relationship. I love her to bits. In February I lost a close friend of mine and began to depend on my girlfriend more, suffocating her with messages of how much I loved her. This reached a tipping point when she told me to stop and be more independent (I found out recently that at this point she felt the same way I do now, although realised she wanted to be with me). This has kind of made me go the opposite way, where I've realised how I'm not even sure I'm ready to be tied down.

I've been in relationships non stop for around 6 years (since I was 14) with two different people. I'm not good at talking to girls or anything, and I worry I'll feel generally lonely if we did break up. At the same time the thought of someone else making her happy is pretty upsetting.

I've spoken to her about it and she has pretty much said that my decision is my decision.

I guess I'm mainly looking for people with experience of loving someone a lot, but other circumstances or feelings getting in the way of that. What is the best way to handle a situation like this, and what do you believe is the right decision?

Thank you for any responses!
<bot>: I love my girlfriend, but don't want to regret not being single while I'm young. What is the best way to handle this?