Long Distance Boyfriend

I need advice please. My boyfriend goes to college 3 hrs away. We see each other every week/ two weeks. We just started dating but have known each other (short distance) for a year when I went to his college. This is my first boyfriend and his first long distance.

He keeps bringing up how he is not good at relationships. That he is happy when I am with him but lonely when I’m not. That he wants to “try” it. “Try a relationship.”He’s brought that up each time I have seen him about twice now.

I am in love with him. He knows this. I don’t want to string a relationship along if it’s not going to grow. It’s a new relationship and theirs already an issue. I want the band aid to be ripped off rather than slowly torn. Every time he brings it up I get emotional.

Anyone have experience with this? Do you think he will get used to long distance or is this bound to be dragged along to an end? What should I tell him