First Relationship and I’m having troubles.

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Some of the flowers have opened but they didnt all at one time. They might not be as good as I thought, perhaps a little too much bat poo.

I really empathize with your delima.....and hers....

when I was younger(20's)and as a teenager....I was so insecure and afraid of abandonment that I would "pester" my boyfriends until I drove them crazy...I knew I was being annoying but didnt know how to stop(a little obsessive?)I didnt have any other friends so the boyfriend was my only connection to human beings and that is really asking alot of anyone.I really felt like anytime I was not with that person...they would be looking/tempted by someone else, and leave me....so I needed constant communication and afirmation that they still liked me....this need actually over-rode my own desire for solitude...it was a lose/lose situation...because the person could never do "enough "
to fill my own emptyness(no human could ,but me),I ussually ended up breaking up with them...totally convinced that they really couldnt love me and not being able to deal with the slightest imagened rejection(like them needing alone time)

I dont know if your girlfriend is this unhealthy....I was probably the "extreem",but I think you should find out before you get any deeper into the relationship...

I would really recommend that you sit down and write out some of your feelings and thoughts...needes,boundaries and fears about the relationship....I would start it by listing some of the things you really like about her and things you do together....then explain how important your alone time is and set some clear ground rules about what you need in this area...

If she is a "healthy" person who tuely loves you and not just "loves being in a relationship of her design"then she will respect your need for space and not take it as a rejection of her as a person.
I rally find it helpful to write things out n these situations because once your face to face its easy to get lost in your points or her"emotional response"and make concessions in your needs that will only make you frustrated and not resolve the issue....

No she is not really healthy, nope. That's why I do not want to have kids with her.. Otherwise I am excited to have kids and make having kids a real big part of my life.