Originally posted by: polm
Originally posted by: FlashCW
well after reading this whole thing and switching computers to get my metaphorical voice heard(yea...the other one had aol-please don't flame), i hope it doesn't go unnoticed. my father once told me to "do what's best for you." and it's actually a lot harder than it may sound.
imo i think it'd be unfair of u to leave without telling her how u felt. and it's be even more unfair to tell her right before u leave. i would highly suggest telling her and give her the longest time possible to think about it before u leave. u said u think she has these same feelings for u, if so then she'd be willing to wait. and if ur willing to give up israel(sp?) for her, she should be willing to let u.
granted, this is all taking into considerationg the infromation u have provided. why r u going? is that reason more important than her? which will make u happiest? this is ur life, it's supposed to be about u. ur allowed to be selfish(just try not fighting with an old lady over an apple at the market.)
but before u make up ur mind, don't choose what one person here said. think about it all. think about where eachof us is coming from and the different views we all have. open ur mind. open ur heart. sorry for it being so long, and very sappy there at the end, ugh, i'm turning into a woman...that's all for now
thanks Flash. I am doing my best to take in everyone's advice. I think the basic concencus (sp?) is that I should tell her how I feel. I am just not sure how/when to do it. But I am leaning towards sooner than later.
I guess I would be wrong to just assume that she feels the same way...but from things she sais and things she does, really give me the feeling like she is on the same page that I am.
I am still not sure how I will tell her. Maybe a letter...maybe a phone call...maybe I will wait till she gets in town at the end of May.
I am just scared....scared of rejection...scared of her saying she loves me too....scared of the idea of waiting 6 months....
But I have to go to Israel...it has been a life-long dream of mine, as a Jew, to return to my home land. I want to give back to Israel...which is why I am going to work on a kibbutz out there.
I just know that this is the woman I want to spend the rest of my life with....but with the situation like it is, I am afraid to put her through the torment of my leaving and her having to wait for my return. She is very scared of what may happen to me in Isarel (with all the current fighting going on), and I don't want her worrying every day.