I’m so lost, need advice.

Please don’t judge.

Me and my ex are 18.

We got together when we were 16, we were so good together. Everything was perfect. We come from a culture where we find love at a young age.

After about 8 months I found out he started talking to another girl. I found out and gave him another chance. After 2 months I found out he spoke to another girl. I decided to put an end to our relationship. Messaging the way he was with those girls was still a form of cheating in my eyes and to anyone I’ve told.

I put an end to it this summer. I’ve been so broken ever since but I’ve managed to pick myself up and still smile.

We still talk and have spoken about it all. He says he regrets it, he says he still wants to be with me, he says he’s not going to leave me alone or give up even being friends.

I asked him now if he still sees a future with us... we always spoke about things in the future. We were meant to be something real. I was told how we were something real when we were together, not a temporary thing.

We both can’t see a future without each other. He just doesn’t think. I literally have to set him straight sometimes and motivate him to do things.

I still love him, everything from me to him was and still is real. But I don’t show I still do.

Do you think theres a chance to be together when we are a bit older? Like those relationships where you mess up at a young age but down the line they get back together? I honestly don’t want to lose those moments and memories we planned for our future. He still says if things were his way right now then we would still be together. I feel like he needs to live the teenage boy mindset then he knows the actual way to settle down.

Please don’t say I’m still too young and that I can find someone else. My heart is still so attached. It’s like fate always does something because even family friends and family mention us to each other.