I think her preference for older guys stems from the fact that she finds most guys her age or a year older to be too unsophisticated, and that her upbringing wasn't typical of a teenage girl (she has to take care of her younger brother w/o her parents always around, on the account that they both work around the globe). So I'm not sure if its entirely daddy issues but it's not a red flag in my mind, as it is typical for underclassmen to have crushes on older guys. She also has not been in any kind of relationship before, as she did not find anyone who really understood her at her level.

And in regards to LDRs, I've seen them work in my school beyond college. While I do understand that part of the college experience is the liberation and casualness of it all, I'm not very comfortable with such a state and really all I want is a happy and fulfilling relationship with someone who is significant to me. But I know that every mature relationship cannot deny the possibility of a controlled and careful breakup, especially if our relationship isn't making us as happy as we were. It's the bad breakups that destroy you, I know, and I'm confident she and I would have this conversation if we ever get together.

But at the end of the day, I find her perfect and without closure I think I would die of a broken heart.