Hey,
Ok well I'm at uni at the moment. Broke up with my bf of 5 years at the end of january. A couple of days after I got together (just kissing) with a bloke.....this happened twice within as many days (god i hope my ex never reads this). Anyway, the next day he left on a round the world trip for 6 months (I knew this was going to happen before I got together with him). Now, don't get me wrong I really liked him and stuff, so I'm not convinced that it was rebound or anything, and i don't regret it now, but I don't know how these things work so I suppose it could have been. Anyway, for the first few months of him being away we kept in touch loads, email, texts and he wrote me about 7 letters. I found it really hard to cope for the first few weeks when he was away, although I knew we weren't really together or anything, it was just odd, and I really really liked him. However for the past 6 weeks or so the contact has been very much reduced, however any texts i get from him always say 'loads of love' or 'loadsa love' at the end- which only happened after we got together and not before (I knew him from my Christmas job)
In the meantime, there is another guy that I really like at uni. I have known him more or less for the whole of my first year, and we've always got on really well and everything, and I got through on and off phases of really liking him. Well, I saw him the other weekend (with a group of people not a date or anything) and all those feelings came flooding back. I'm not sure if he likes me back or not....but I've been round to his a few times for coffee and stuff- nothing's happened btw.
Anyway, I really don't know what to do. I kind of feel I owe it to the travelling guy to wait until he gets back and see if anything happens- but we didn't make an agreement or anything, well, only to keep in touch.....which implies just as friends. My feelings for the travelling guy also aren't as strong as they were I don't think, although this could just be cos we aren't in contact as much. But I really really like the guy at uni, and I think about him a lot, and part of me wants to say something to him before we go home for the summer. But then I feel guilty and get worried in case travelling guy gets back and expects us to be together, and I do still like him I think....
Just wondered if anyone had any advice really about what I should do, I know ultimately it's my decision, but all these things keep going over and over in my head and I just can't seem to make and sense of them...
Ruthie xx