I Started having Co-Living Relationship with a Guy I met

I am 20 years female. I come from a strong academic background. I have completed my graduation, scored well in CAT, and will get into a good MBA college in a couple of months. As for my family, I am blessed. Not only are we well off, but they are also very chill. They know about all my relationships/situationships and so on.

A year ago, I matched with a guy (M, 27) on a dating app. It was never supposed to be serious because neither of us was looking for that, but eventually, over the months, we got attached to each other, and it turned into a situationship (we do not see other people). For the past three months, I have been in a live-in relationship with him (yes, my family is aware). But that’s when a few things started to bother me.

On the surface, he is extremely smart, financially well off, and very caring. He takes me to all my exams, cares for me, and pampers me. But I still feel like something is off. For example, in the past year, he has never said he likes me, never taken a picture with me, and never even shown his parents my pictures. When I ask him, he says these things are not a big deal.

Furthermore, I have noticed that he doesn’t kiss me, even though we have sex. To this day, I don’t know his phone password or whom he talks to. I don’t know if these are big issues or if I’m just overthinking, but due to the age gap, it feels like he isn’t interested in most things that I want (e.g., trekking, going out to cafes, amusement parks, etc.). He always prefers to stay in. It’s not like he wouldn’t go with me if I asked, but I don’t want to compel him to do anything.

He says that our bond has a future-but still won’t talk about being in a relationship. It’s been a year with no label, and honestly, it’s frustrating. I will be moving away for college and will have multiple opportunities to find a partner. I don’t know if this is worth it or not.

Please suggest what I should do. Do we have a future, or am I merely wasting my time?