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>Just moved out of my parents' house
>Job only just pays the rent, but I enjoy it, so I'm satisfied for now
>Haven't really been pursuing romance because I'm so busy with work and hobbies
>Rewind a year
>Spending a lot of time with female friend
>Both socially awkward and inexperienced, but we get each other innately
>She invites me as her plus one to a friend's wedding, all her friends assume we're dating
>Few months later, after trying to be "smooth" and drop hints that keep going over her head, plainly state that I'm interested in dating her
>Know that she's going back to grad school soon, and on top of her job, won't have a lot of free time
>She says as much, and because of that it's not really a good time
>That's fine, no pressure, I tell her whenever she's ready, that's fine
>Few months later, bring it up after a friend's birthday party
>She's still busy with school, planning a sibling's wedding and a big family trip
>Used to text frequently, sometimes she wouldn't respond because she was busy and forgot about the text
>But there's always that lingering doubt that maybe I'm bothering her
>Didn't text while she was overseas because of international charges
>It's been over a month, haven't contacted her, she hasn't contacted me
I think I may have dug myself into a rut and I'm not sure if it's too late to get in touch with her again. And even if she's interested now, I don't know if I'll be able to support a relationship financially.