So recently I have been having trouble with my boyfriend and spending time with him. He is getting ready to graduate and has been taking a bunch of classes that are really difficult, and because of this the workload is ginormous. As such, I haven't been able to really see him but maybe once a week, something that really bothers me. I've told him this and all he has said was that he didn't like it either and what did I want him to do about it? His grades are important and he has been doing really well because he's smart and spends so much time on school, but I feel like I'm getting pushed off to the side.

What do I do? I haven't got a clue and I hate being on the back-burner.

You could offer to help him study. IF you do though, you should make sure you stay on topic and only study. Some guys can get upset when you're supposed to be doing something and you turn the activity into something else. Maybe this could help a bit with the problem?

A combination of being his support system and injecting yourself in short spurts might help the situation. Right now his priority is rightly on his education. If you want to be the one who he can cheer with at the end then you need to be his team mate.

Find out his schedule, and together plan some things in advance. Plan short things! He has to eat, can you bring him something delicious and spend an hour having that meal together? Use digital to your advantage. Skype while having dinner. Strategically plan phone calls. Morning chat over coffee? Good night before bed?

When does he do his grocery shopping? What about doing it together?

Think outside the box about where you can slip into his hectic schedule without overwhelming him and sacrificing yourself.

A+ to Finesse and Nightingale's advice.

Study at the library/apartment together (which honestly, not many people can study for like... 6 hours straight--it's unhealthy. So there is a good amount of break time to bond). If you can't be there, then having Skype on for the both of you is a good alternative. You don't even need to be chatting all the time, just presence is important. And bedtime calls are super nice. My sister and her boyfriend have a rule basically, where the person who first goes to bed (aka the person who first calls) will call and say goodnight. It's literally a 5 minute phone call but it shows that you've got the other person on your mind. Planning little weekend events is also a good idea :)

We are in the same boat!

I have sorta been doing what other people have suggested. I ask him to do casual non-date stuff, so he knows if he sees me it's not an hours-on-end commitment. I think it helps cause he has anxiety about not doing well academically, gets flustered if he feels like he's not studying enough, etc. If you have more success and want to share your advice let me know haha.

I love the idea of calling in the morning/before bed. It's little things that will set the tone for the day and let you know he's thinking of you. Calling daily can be hard to keep up with so maybe suggest that you two talk on the phone every other night or something just to start with and see how it goes. Seeing each other once a week would be a little stressful, he definitely will need time for study breaks and he should make you a part of that time.

i definitely support the phone call idea! i only get to see my boyfriend once a week as well, due to both his work as well as living 30 mins apart. he usually calls me on his way to work and i call before bed, and we spend a good amount of time chatting about plans, current events, etc. it's a great way to spend time with one another when you don't get to be there physically very often, and we've had a very happy relationship for almost 4 years now. arrange to call whenever you both have the time, plan ahead of time to do both small and big things together, talk about his classes, what you've done that day/plan to do, etc. the power a voice can have is very great, and it's always helped me. :^)