Worried about a guy. Please read

noname

I have this guy friend that I really like and care about. It’s a long story. But he just got out of a relationship and he said he’s taking a break from relationships now. And I will respect that but I also do want to put myself out there because he will be a senior and when he graduates, he’s joining the military. I want to spend as much time as I can with him but I live in a different city than him. He said he is going to join something where he shoots people and he might get shot and he said he hopes he won’t. That’s what he really wants to do. But I’m so anxious about it. I don’t want to loose him. So right now I have “Just A Dream” by Carrie Underwood on repeat and I may have cried..... but idk what to do at this point. I have less than a year to make a relationship (if I do try). HELP