I think Prudence has forgotten what it is like to be in that first relationship. While it is true that the BF may be too clingly... my question is, why aren't these feelings mutual?

I remember when I started dating my wife, we never wanted to be apart. We would spend as much time as possible together and the desire to do so was completely mutual. Over time, that matured into a stable relationship, and eventually into 20 years of marriage and 4 children.

Her statement that this is a 'serious relationship' is questionable if things are this one sided. If the LW doesn't feel the need to be with the BF as much as he wants to be with her, then perhaps she needs to accept that this is not the guy for her and stop stringing him along.

I agree. My relationship is not even a year old yet and we only get to see each other on weekends. Now that he's in my life, I LIVE for weekends. If I'm out with my friends having a mid week drink, I always think about how great it would be if he was there. And he does the same thing when he's out during the week. It's not that we don't enjoy our friends' company, but we miss each other during the week. On weekends, we spend Friday night until Monday morning together.

The GF spends half of her post whining about what the BF is not doing. What is she bringing to the table? Maybe he is wondering why she doesn't do the same things, except he's not the one whining and moaning about not getting flowers, cute cards, etc.