I have no idea how to start this, so I'm just gonna jump straight in.
I am 19M, she is 19F. We have been dating for 1 day short of a year. Since, no joke, 00:01 January 1st this year, we have been arguing on and off consistently. It's so incredibly hot and cold and we have had major arguments over text and in person. Some of the stuff we argue over is so stupid, and it spirals out of control. Other things are serious, where we fundamentally disagree on something and it is becoming a massive problem. One of our biggest issues is that when we argue, I want space. I want to take time away, go for a walk etc to calm myself down and come back when I'm calm. She wants to sort it out immediately and doesn't like leaving things on bad terms or sleeping on bad terms etc, whereas I am completely fine with streching it out if it means I can step away and have some time away from her. This causes major issues as we fundamentally handle conflict in opposite ways. She also recently made a massive mistake, which she did give me space for, but she didn't see it as a big of a deal as I did. She's happy to give me space when its her mistake, but says I need to compromise more and talk things out, especially when its my fault. The point is, for many weeks now, we have argued pretty much every day. We have had 2 good weekends together in person though. There's just things she says and the way she thinks that makes me think it's never going to work long term. Some of the opinions she has on certain things I consider to be toxic and unhealthy, and vice versa. The arguments are so sh!t. We're constantly at each others throats and ****ing each other off. Yesterday, she said something which made me blow up and ignore her for the day as the last thing I wanted to do was speak to her. I also said some unfavorable things, but so did she. People say things in anger. Anyway, she says I've hurt her over the past few days so much that no matter what I say she can't get over it. Does anyone see what I'm getting at? Constant arguments, disagreeing fundamentally over things and lots of upset days and nights for both of us. We also had a rough patch where we argued nearly every week towards the last 3 months of last year, although that was less serious stuff and more "I made a mistake or overreacted and im sorry, lets move past it". She lives about an hour and 10 drive away at uni in nottingham, and I do a degree apprenticeship in york which I commute to every day from doncaster. Distance is fine as we see each other every week. She says I've changed recently which I have, I've become a lot more aware of important things with myself and prioritised myself more, this comes across as a lack of care towards her. I personally think that ones #1 priority, relationship or not, is ones self. I think my nutrition, sleep, gym etc is more important than seeing her. She wants to be my #1 priority and its starting to feel like im in for a life of worship and slavery as opposed to happiness. Just to be clear, she doesn't want me to not eat to see her or anything. It just feels like we value things slightly differently. All this aside, she's an amazing girl. I truly find her extremely attractive and she's a really kind person - training to be a nurse and all

. I've been in a similar situation before with my ex, we were together for 1.5 years and towards the last 6 months I was ready to leave but didn't. It was very VERY VERY toxic and looking back I wish I'd left earlier, or yk... chucked her out of a 7 story window

. ANYWAY. The thought of breaking up with her really hurts me, but I don't know if thats the feeling of not having HER... or just the feeling of not having ANYONE anymore. I know because i've been in this predicament before and it was a case of being worried about not having ANYONE. It is our 1 year anniversary tomorrow, we have a holiday booked to tenerife in april, and are on the borderline of booking another in august. My question to the good folk of TSR is: How do i know when it's not worth fighting for anymore? I also don't want to leave prematurely because of lust. I am a VERY loyal boyfriend and have never given her any reasonable doubt in that regard. However, my eyes have been wandering recently... the grass always seems greener on the other side, until it isn't. I don't know if i'm looking for a new home because mine is burning, rather than ringing the fire brigade

That being said, I'll never cheat. If we did break up, I wouldn't be getting over her by getting under someone else, I'd continue my life as it is now and focus on myself even more than I already am. I go to the gym 5-6 days a week and I'm looking to start tutoring GCSE and A-Level Maths to eventually prosper into my own business alongside my degree apprenticeship. I'm not a man-****, I genuinely never had wandering eyes before all these issues, I do want it to be her though.. I just don't know at what point we cut our losses and stop hurting each other for the better. Are we at that point? I genuinely don't know.
Appreciate any help, kind internet strangers. Sorry for the rant.