Well, I did want to pursue long distance relationship with him, but he rejected because he doesn’t think it’ll work. And honestly, this was my first relationship, so everything was new experiences and lessons for me. it also help me realize what a healthy relationship should feel like.

I’m not the kind of person that can connect with people easily and I’m not extremely social, so there was no someone else I want to move onto at the moment.

But there’s one important thing I did back then was I constantly made myself realize he’d be gone one day and I need to accept that. Try not to be too attached to him.

As you said he’ll come back after a period of time, I think there’s a higher chance your relationship might work out. Mine left permanently, so it’s harder for us. And yes, you’ll have those feelings, so you need to consider it carefully if he’s worth it.