I suppose the situation is all so new that I haven't given much thought to how long I will pursue things. At present I feel I would be negligent, even steping back to being just a friend, if I didn't at least do simple things like remember his birthday with a card, send an email every few weeks just to check in and say hi, etc. It wouldn't be to pressure him into anything, rather just to be supportive and let him know that someone cares.

I suppose a lot would depend on how long a period there would have no contact. I have no illusions that one day, out of the blue he will contact me on his own. But for right now, hanging in there feels like the right thing to do. We had several great months...not that easy for me to just turn those feelings off.