<human>: Hi,

I'm 24 and I dated a guy who's currently 28 a few years ago. We hit it off really well and everything was going great but we separated because I started school and he got a job 12 hours away from me and we didn't want to do the long distance thing because we both had to focus.

He visited me a few times in the first year we were apart and he kept saying that it was a mistake to break up but when I was done school and if everything worked out we would get back together and give it another shot because we were a great team.

I finished school a couple years ago but then my father got sick so I've been helping the family for another couple years. Everything is finally improving for me and I feel like I may have a chance at trying to get back together with this man.

I spoke to him briefly a few weeks ago but he seems uninterested to make lengthy conversation via chat. I didn't want to annoy him so I've kind of left it at the small talk stages but in our last conversation he loosely implied that if I was ever in his area that we will meet up. I'm really looking forward to it but that probably won't happen until the new year.

Should I pursue this further or am I wasting my time? Is it wrong to just openly ask him if we would ever have another chance? I value him as a friend but I don't think I could just be friends with him because I like him too much. I'm EXTREMELY curious if he would want to get back together but I am ready to move on if he's not interested.

Any advice for what steps to take?

Can you condense the text into a few key points?
<bot>: Dated super chill guy long time ago, broke up amicably to avoid long distance relationship. Finally have the freedom to do whatever now so curious if I should ask him if we could give it another whirl.