So bit of back story:
We broke up in September 2013 after only 7 months together. I was coming to the end of my studies and struggling to find a job (aged 28). She was entering her final year of a tough degree course that required a lot of time and commitment (aged 26). My lack of job meant everything was a bit uncertain about where I'd end up living. She decided that she couldn't cope with the uncertainty because she needed to focus and she ended things (this was one day after breaking down in tears on me over the fact that we might end up living a few hours apart). I said I would like to try to stay together even if it did involve distance but she said it would just be too hard for her. We didn't fight or argue, I said that it really hurt but that I would respect her decision. She kissed me on the lips and left in tears.
First up it hit me really hard. I had no job and now no gf. Then I found a job about a week after that before moving onto a better one 4 weeks later. In this time I contacted her a little in the first week. She said I had done nothing wrong and that she really hoped I was OK. In the second week I wished her well with an assignment she had, to which she didn't reply. Then we didn't speak for almost 2 weeks. After I took my second new job I messaged her saying I hoped that everything was OK and that it would be nice if we could meet for a drink as friends (I had suggested it would be nice to stay friends at the time she broke up with me and she smiled and said that would be great). She didn't reply to me and deleted me from her IM. This was around the start of October.
I took the hint and left her alone...respecting her wishes like I said I would. I did a lot of moving on after that, joined new sports teams, threw myself into my work, made new friends and even dated a couple of girls. I had her almost removed from my head and then for some reason she popped back in out of the blue. I tried to keep doing the same as before; dating girls, playing sports and working hard but no matter what she was still in my head. Then at Christmas I sent a text saying that I hoped she was doing well. She replied saying "thanks, I hope you have a lovely Christmas and your life is going well too xx".
So the last few weeks I've been thinking about calling her. The circumstances of our breakup have changed since we've been apart. There is no uncertainty now as I have a good job, although she is still under lots of pressure and studying.
I really miss her. I've been on lots of dates since and have found nobody to be a patch on her. I feel like I miss her even more than my previous ex who I was with for 5 years and that seems so illogical to me. Surely I should be over her by now as we weren't together for all that long?!
So should I call her? Should I wait until she has finished studies (July time) and see where we are then?
If I call her how do I approach it and what do I say after not having spoken to her in months?
My previous ex's I've just got over through strict NC and just moved on but I am really struggling to do that with this one and I'm not entirely sure why.
Any advice?