Okay, you should definitely tell him how you feel. But if this is how much he gets in touch while you’re in the same country, how much is he going to talk to you when he’s abroad for 9 months?

I know you really want it to work out, and that’s natural, because you clearly love him. But don’t tell yourself you won’t be able to handle the sadness of a break-up. Break-ups are tough, and it will be sad, but most people handle them fine given a bit of time and perspective.

The alternative is to continue waiting and hoping and begging for him to just talk to you when he clearly doesn’t have time for you. I think that’s going to be much more painful in the long run. Why would you want to be in a relationship with someone who doesn’t have time for you, when you could be in a relationship with someone who actually loves and supports you?