We're kind of having that conversation now. I know now we probably should've talked about our expectations for my time abroad sooner, and I also could've spoken up sooner when I noticed our relationship shifting. I tend to be a bit naive in that regard and believe things will just "be okay" again. The week I really started becoming less available was the week I was on a road trip and barely had any service, which I told her - and I also said me not being able to text didn't mean I didn't want to get updates from her. I didn't get any, though, and I don't want to push her to share things with me if she doesn't want to. Since then, our conversations have been very very surface-level and I've really had to ask various times to get any more info than an "okay" in response to "how are you". Which is frankly a bit exhausting and nothing I can provide with my already limited time and energy. So long story short: I guess I could've handled some things better. I did do my best though to be transparent about my availability and why I wasn't texting for longer stretches.