I’m dealing with a confusing situation and would really appreciate some perspective. The link above is a post I made two months ago when this all started.
I met a girl while traveling, and we spent about a week together. After that, she said she felt uncomfortable and wanted to travel alone, so we went our separate ways. During the next couple of months, I kept in touch, but her responses were quite distant, so I eventually stopped reaching out.
Later, she reached out again during her trip to India, and we met briefly in Varanasi—we only met once for lunch. I felt like she just wanted to catch up, nothing more.
I did think about asking her to join me on my trip to Nepal, but I remembered she had said she enjoys traveling alone. That stuck with me and still hurts, so I didn’t ask and went ahead with my plan.
Now, she’s saying she feels lonely and wants to travel together with me in Nepal.
I’m unsure how to interpret this change and how I should respond. I don’t want to misread her intentions or put myself in a situation where I get hurt again.
Has anyone experienced something similar, or can offer advice on how to handle this?