When we met up before she left I did tell her how I really feel about her, and how I really want to be with her. She said she had already booked everything and decided she wanted to go, although she did have feeling for me, and would consider giving it another go later.

I've known this girl for 4 yrs, and I know she's a genuine person, and that she did genuinely like me very much. She barely stopped calling me when we were together, she wanted to spend every spare second with me, so there was definetely something there.

Even when we were together she would tell me how tired she was of her job, and how much she'd like to get away for a bit, she suggested that we should go on holidays together etc. I wish I had taken her more seriously. Still came as a surprise when she said she was off though.

Do you think it's too much to ask of most people to make a commitment when they are away for so long?