I have been in an on-and-off, long-distance relationship/friendship with "Guy" for three years. It all started in 2016 when I was traveling Europe for two months. I received a message from him on a dating site, and we emailed back…

I'm for sure busier than him – in school, working full time, and going to the gym. But I always make an effort to reach out.

He did put a ring on my finger as a sign of commitment, but I only think he did to gain time.

We've lived in the same city as friends, as a couple, and in different cities as a couple. That's why I feel we work so well – because we've had variation.

I know that now is not an option, but I don't want to be wishful for a later.

He tried to breakup with me a few days before I was going to leave. This came as a shock to me.

I asked him to shut the door for good on the idea of us getting back together so I could move on, but he said he couldn't.

After a couple of months, I could feel myself falling in love with him, but that feeling seems to have plateaued.

I don't know why I haven't ended it; I know I should have the minute I found out.

I will not deny this relationship has had a myriad of problems over its multiple attempts.

I don't know how to bring this relationship back to us as the focal point.

I'm a 26-year-old woman and have never been in a relationship. I mostly hang out with friends. I have known a man for more than a decade. We met online and he had a girlfriend. A couple of years later,…

But is it worth going through all this just to maybe be together in the future?

I am rather confused about this situation and would appreciate to hear your thoughts.

Maybe he'd be better off with some one who inspires him to be better at being in a relationship.

Dear Meredith, I have been in an long-distance relationship with my boyfriend for a year and a few months now. Our relationship began when we were both in Asia. We got to know each other, and then a few weeks…

I buried my head in the sand to this reality and avoided talking about it ...

He has a group message with them (the men and their girlfriends and significant others), and they communicate with that group text every day.

It broke me, and with him being out of arm's reach, the loss was even harder for the both of us and our relationship.

I've been through serious break ups before, but that was when both parties could see it had ended for good.

Dear Meredith, In 2010, I met a good man who lived near my father's house in New York. He was from another country – one with political turbulence – and he had worked with my father for almost eight years.…

I think that after months of feeling nothing after I broke up with him, my heartbreak is just starting to kick in.

I should just walk away from this. The problem is, I will almost certainly see her again in person soon.

He says he is done with the distance, and it's either I move there or this relationship is over.

Dear Meredith, We're in love, but we'll be 7,000 miles away from each other for a year and a half. We made our relationship "official" and exclusive right before he deployed, after only about two months of dating. His deployment…