Dating : My(17F) boyfriend(18M) hasn’t been talking to me in weeks and although I feel selfish, I’m tired of it.

Dating : My(17F) boyfriend(18M) hasn’t been talking to me in weeks and although I feel selfish, I’m tired of it.

I have been dating this guy, who we’ll call J, for almost a month now. The relationship is long distance (we’re both in the US but we’re over 1,000 miles apart). He’s my first boyfriend and he’s very sweet and good to me. I already really like him. However, recently, our communication has slowed tremendously. We haven’t talked on the phone in weeks and when it comes to text convos, J just gives me short responses and eventually just leaves me on read (sometimes he doesn’t even respond) and when he says we’ll finally talk, he doesn’t get back to me on it. Recently, in a fit of sadness and frustration, I sent him an extremely long message explaining my hurt (looking back it was kinda cringeworthy and sappy). He apologized and explained, saying that with his mental health, job, and his parents turning off his WiFi at night, he doesn’t have much time to talk. He went on to say how much he likes me and how he wants to make it work and I immediately felt guilty. I hate the idea of him worrying about me and I understand his reasons. I apologized, saying that I could wait longer. And, while I do want to see if it can work out, and I understand that his reasons are out of his control, at the same time I don’t know if I can be in a relationship (especially a long distance one) where we almost never communicate. Since then, nothing’s changed. He still leaves me on read and I’m honestly too embarrassed after my little tantrum to reach out to him again. If it continues to be like this, I don’t know if I can continue dating him. Am I in the wrong? Should I continue to bear it? Is there any way I can nicely communicate to him that I just miss him and want to talk to him again?

TL;DR: I’m in a long distance relationship with a really nice guy. This has been going on for almost a month. However, due to his job, his parents, and other personal issues, we haven’t talked on the phone in weeks and he constantly gives me short responses or just leaves me on read when it comes to texts. I sent him a long message about my concerns and immediately felt guilty when he gave me a very apologetic response. I understand his reasons. But, if the relationship continues to be like this, I don’t know if I can continue it. Am I in the wrong? Should I continue to bear it? Is there any way I can nicely communicate to him that I just miss him and want to talk to him again?