<human>: A lady friend from college came back into my life in a big way, but she's getting her masters in a different state. She seems interested in being together (perhaps eventually) but I'm not sure how to navigate the issue without being too forward or assuming too much. So... how?
Some supporting details:

* We "dated" once but it was very brief and a bad time for both of us.
* We've known each other for about 3 years, but the new stuff started around June/July of this year.
* Everything rekindled over the summer after I had moved away from our college town to a new state and she had moved further away in-state to get her masters. We see each other as often as possible now and talk frequently.
* Our long-term goals and dreams seem to align closely, or at least with insignificant deviation.
* We are both very emotionally guarded and distant with respect to relationships, though we both seem to approach the subject often. We are very open about our emotions and thoughts when it is required, but do not divulge without cause or request.
* As mentioned, she is in a masters program in another state while I am fixed in my new city for a few years while I develop professionally. Eventually I will move, but not before she graduates (which presents the situation that if we were to become more involved and for the long-term, she will need to move to me; this is not ideal in my eyes since I would not want this situation in reverse).
* For my part, she is the only one that I'm having sex with; I am also fairly certain that I am her only sexual partner at the moment. Sex isn't that bothersome for me, as far as having multiple sexual partners (assuming safety and transparency are involved), whether that would factor into this situation or not.

Can you give me the gist of the text in a nutshell?
<bot>: Unsure how to breech a discussion about being more serious, though I'm curious to discuss future plans/ideas. How do I begin that conversation?