Experiencing ~new~ emotions in a relationship

hello ladies,

i’ve been dating this guy for almost 5 months now. we met on bumble while i was in college in PA (i go to school out of state, i live in CA). everything’s really nice. of course we have our ups and downs but we’re both super communicative individuals and always willing to work things out. he’s the most supportive partner i’ve ever had, and i’m fully convinced that we complement each other quite well.

so the thing is, he has a lot of female friends and he prefers them because he’s quite ~soft~ and hates toxic masculinity. i’m 200% cool with that, met his friends and they’re really nice, no problem at all!

but then when i came back to cali after school ended, i found myself being really paranoid? i’ve never been jealous but now there’s always a tug of anxiety whenever he says that he’s hanging out with his friends. not only that, i find myself REALLY missing him, which is so strange because i see myself as this independent lady. i’ve never been so attached to someone before? he’s been so loving though, always calling and texting me whenever he can and letting me know that he misses me just as much. i’m just scared about my own emotions, and they’re so new to me so i really don’t know how to deal with this!

also, i’m going abroad for the summer because i landed a scholarship opportunity in southeast asia (woohoo!) but the time zone and distance really scared me. tips please!