[Bungleau]

To put it in perspective... a while ago, I had a girlfriend who lived six states and 600 miles away, and went to uni five states and 550 miles away. We went out for almost a year that way, me looking out for cheap plane fares to where she was, and her father (who worked for an airline) occasionally giving her a cheap ticket to come up to see me. We certainly did use and abuse the telephone lines, let me tell you...

After a year, I'd had it. On a trip down to visit her, I told her enough was enough and asked her to marry me. Twelve years later, we're still going strong.

Was it easy during the separation part? Nope. But it did make the time together more special. Is it the answer for everyone? Nope. But it may be for you, and only you can answer that. It sounds to me like you feel that she's not "the one", and rather than spend more weeks, months, or years proving that, you'd really like to move on, uncomfortable as that is right now.

Using the distance as an excuse is invalidating, as Jorath pointed out. Then again, there's no good way to break off a relationship, and the old "let's just be friends" dialogue isn't a whole lot of fun. I think, however, that she'd respect "you're not the one for me" more than "you're too far away". I mean, what would you do if she moved next door?

Peace to you, mate. It's not an easy situation to be in or deal with.