Look. I get it, this shit has been going on forever and it feels like enough is enough and that it's time to move on.

Sadly, that is not the reality. This pandemic is not only surging, it's still very dangerous. Concerns for it are absolutely legitimate and should be listened to (the poster saying your BF needs professional help just for being cautious is out of line).

Hell, even with vaccines and boosters, Omicron has become the biggest vaccine-dodging variant to date. This shit isn't fucking around.

But it does sound like it's taking a toll on both your mental health. That's no good either.

I will say this: Ultimately, each of you has your own right to decide what to do.

If you force him to go out against his will, he WILL remember that and come to resent you. He could just as easily come here and say "my BF doesn't care about my concerns with COVID, I'm high risk with narcolepsy and he just brushes it off with we're young and healthy, he's pressuring me."

At the same time, he seems to be smothering you and not respecting your desire to go out and do stuff. And he does need to understand that proper precautions DO work, you won't get it if you mask up and don't stick around enclosed spaces for long with strangers.

If he doesn't wanna go, that's his choice. But you should talk it out with him and say "okay, but I feel smothered here, so how can we resolve that exactly?"