Moving past stage 1 pf relationship.
I am actually looking for people to share common experiences similar to the one I am going to share, or some advice.
I have been with my wonderful boyfriend for 18 months not, and I have recently begun to feel myself moving out of that 'romance' stage where everything is super exciting, and I am now very comfortable with him. When it first started I panicked, because I did not know how to react. I thought I wasn't in love anymore, and I wanted to leave him, but something kept telling me, and keeps telling me I am very much in love with him, and those 'feelings' will not always be there. I know they fade, I am just having a hard time coming to grips with it. It also does not help that I have mild depression, so I feel guilty also. However, I want to be with him, we have a perfect relationship and I have truly never met a nicer guy in my life. He is perfect. But even with him being perfect, I have lost those feelings and I see has as my best friend, and someone I never want to lose. Is that normal? I mean I feel awful questioning my relationship with him, because I don't want to ruin a great thing, and then realize I made a mistake. He is very understanding and says he has lost excitement too, but it seems to effect me worse. I want to work past these feelings of doubt and start that lasting committed stage, but I am afraid I will never be able to. Some days I feel great and everything is perfect, and others I feel down and the excitement and want is gone.
How have others dealt with this in a relationship, and what was it like for you? Do I sound normal?