<human>: It's still a very new relationship (about 2 months). Things went fast because we knew she was leaving. Since she left we talked constantly at first and were headed toward a long distance relationship. At some point she realized she doesn't want to do that and deal with the time commitment, expectations, and constant longing to be somewhere she isn't. The feelings between us have been intense and mutual throughout, I know there isn't anything devious or any hidden reasons behind what she is saying. She just feels she needs to be able to be fully present in her new experience and a relationship will not let her do that.

She does want to remain in contact as friends, and there is an end date to when she will be coming back home and if things line up we can rekindle things. My issue is that I don't know how to dial back what I'm feeling. If we stay in contact as more casual friends, I can easily see myself getting caught up in it still wanting more even though I know it can't happen. I also don't want to disappear and let her go, both because I am stubborn and because I think maintaining some contact makes it that much more likely that things could be restarted when she gets back.

Looking for any advice here. It's in the early stages, but I know there is potential here that I don't want to squander.

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<bot>: Met a great girl just before she left the country, don't know how to balance between maintaining a relationship while not expecting more than she can give me.