1 Drop her! She's just "stringing you along" until she finds someone she likes better. You're her "back-up", in case that doesn't happen.
Or, she may have been seeing someone else or mourning the end of another relationship. In any case, she's told you that she loves you. That should be pretty clear.
Some people are very tentative in relationships. If the other person doesn't make the moves or raise the issues, it won't happen or be discussed. My suggestion is that you two sit down and talk about the relationship.
Take it slow and give her a chance to feel comfortable enough to open up. If she is as shy as I suspect, you'll have to make a lot of effort and give her a while to open up. But, she'll have to trust you enough to do that.
You two seem to have developed a way of communicating if you spend time on the phone. If two people can communicate, there is definitely hope that the relationship will blossom. My wife is sort of like you describe your girlfriend.
Since we've been married since the early nineteen seventies, I can tell you that it is probably worth the effort to get her to trust you and open up. If you decide that you want to break off the relationship, do it gently. She seems very fragile.
Personally, I'd stick with her because she seems interestingly complex. My experience has been that interesting women are more fun to be with because you never know what they will do from time to time.
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