I was in a 5 year relationship that I ended about four months ago. I rebounded within a month after the breakup with a girl I had been friends with for many years. For the first three weeks everything was amazing. I was really happy being with her. Unfortunately, my unresolved emotions from my prior relationship caught up with me. I felt like I couldn't pursue my new relationship until I moved on from these emotions. In order to do that, I felt like I needed to be alone.
I apologized to my rebound girl and asked if we could go back to being friends. I explained to her that I needed some time to resolve these emotions so I could pursue this new relationship 100%. She was really sad and angry at first but we ended up staying friends for about a month. We created distance but we still texted and emailed each other quite often.
Last week however, she told me that we need to break contact. I didn't really agree with this but I told her I would respect her decision. It’s been two weeks now without contact. I've thought about her every day since and I've been sad about the current state of things.
I really do love this girl and I’m afraid of losing her. However, I also don’t want to jump back into a relationship before I feel emotionally ready. I told myself that I should resist contacting her until I'm ready to commit to her again. I feel like I'm close, but I want to be absolutely sure. Can anyone give me a third person perspective on my situation.
We are both 26.