Problem/Goal:
I (24M) recently got out of a 6 year relationship and I’m currently unsure if I should ask out a girl I like from my internship or not. I’m not really trying to jump into a relationship—I just don’t want to completely lose connection with her when our internship ends soon.
Context:
I (24M) recently ended a long-term relationship that lasted several years. The emotional breakup itself is quite recent, but the relationship had already been declining for some time prior to the official separation. For a few months before the breakup, I had already started emotionally detaching, although we still tried to work things out out of respect for the length of the relationship. Me and my ex ended up agreeing to both go our own ways.
Right now, I’m doing an internship at a hospital where I met a girl (23F) I’ve grown fond of. We’ve been working together for a few months and I feel like we get along well. Nothing explicitly romantic has happened nor did I make any romantic gestures since I was still in a relationship, but I feel some connection and I enjoy being around her.
The issue is that our internship is ending in a few weeks, and after that, we’ll likely go back to our respective provinces and probably won’t see each other again.
Previous Attempts:
I’m not really planning to rush into a relationship because I know I’m still fresh out of a breakup. But at the same time, I feel like I’ll regret it if I just let her go without saying anything or trying to stay in touch in some way.
Honestly, my main reason for wanting to ask her out or at least initiate something is not necessarily to date right away, but more because I don’t want to lose communication with her yet. I feel like she’s someone I’d regret not getting to know more, even if it doesn’t turn into anything serious.
But I’m also conflicted because I might still be emotionally adjusting from my breakup, and I don’t know if it’s fair to her to approach her while I’m still in this state.
So I’m really unsure if I should try to initiate something small (like asking to stay in touch or grab coffee once) or just let things end naturally and move on.
Any advice would really help.