My boyfriend is the smartest person in his grade at school (he got the DUX award last year). Our schools are both private same sex schools, and our schools are sibling schools so we do stuff with each other, that’s how I know him.

He always tells me about how he goes to all these competitions like debating and speeches ect and always getting these certificates and things for his achievement. He is so smart. I’m pretty smart as well at school (get good grades) but I just feel like he’s so much better than me and I’m scared if anyone starts thinking he’s Too good for me since he could go for a smarter girl. The only things I’m better than him at are probably singing and sport. I just find myself feeling down all the time because he’s got so much stuff to be proud of and he’s involved in so many things. I hardly meet him and I want to join these sort of involvements but some of them are only for the smartest people in a school. I just want him to be proud of me for a change and I’ve tried my best at everything i do (I did debating but my average score was 77 whereas his was 80, the top in our category) so I wasn’t Invited to attend the debating ceremony.

I feel terrible because I always think since he’s doing these things he’s meeting smarter girls and maybe he could click with one of them. He hardly has time to even text me because he’s so busy and focused on his studying. As I said, The only things I’m better than him are singing (I sing him lullabies) and sport (I sprint, long distance, swim, and play tennis, all competitively).

I just want some advice. I don’t want anyone to think he’s too good for me because that will hurt 🤕