More girl troubles...

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I have recently caught up with a young woman (we'll call her KW) I had seen as my girlfriend (though we never went "all the way") before I had ended up seeing my now ex-girlfriend (we'll call her KBP), and I apologised to KW for letting KBP get in the way. KW and I may have been in some sort of dispute before KBP seduced me, thus taking my virginity, I don't exactly remember but it sounds correct, so it was technically cheating on KW and I am ashamed of that.

After apologising to KW for it, for some strange reason, she not only accepted the apology, but seeks to patch things up with me so the relationship can begin again. Problem is, I know I don't deserve KW again after what I did to her, but she doesn't seem to realise it. I have told KW, in a respectful fashion, that I do not wish to her lover again because I do not want to hurt her again as I did before; also, there is a more pragmatic reason, she lives in a town that I cannot easily get to by my own power (there is no rail access there directly from where I live, and travelling there by bus is tricky) and she cannot come to my own hometown without assistance either. I try and tell KW that I wish to be friends but not lovers; problem is, I suspect she may have gotten mixed messages from me unintentionally, she seems to still want me as a lover/boyfriend. She seems to be a tad on the clingy side, and I suspect that she may be trying to start a relationship with me through trickery. This could be being oversuspicious, but she does come across as clingy to me - she has been telephoning me on my mobile phone daily.

What should I do - should I become nastier in my rebuffal, refuse to answer her phone for a few weeks, do the opposite of those and give in to her, what?

You think sleeping with another girl 'technically' counts as cheating?

I have told KW, in a respectful fashion, that I do not wish to her lover again because I do not want to hurt her again as I did before

OK, firstly that's utter tripe; from the sounds of this post, you clearly have no feelings towards this girl and are just trying to cover your ass and prevent a confrontation.

Secondly, even if you were trying to 'spare' her feelings, you're being way to vague here; it sounds like you're willing to give it another go if she can risk being hurt again. Cleary, she has forgiven you and is willing to risk it, so in her books, you guys are back together and everything is peachy keen.

Your second reason sounds more honest: you don't want the hassle of travelling to another town to visit her. Tell her. If you feel it's a bit too blunt, say that work/study/whatever you do is really hectic at the moment and you don't have enough time to visit. Tell her you'd rather not have a relationship at the moment.

No sure...theres a few things confusing me,
but this:

""I suspect that she may be trying to start a
relationship with me through trickery""

Sounds very strange to me, no one can start
a relationship with you if you dont want to,
its just not possible, it takes two to tango.
Some nutjob might suddenly claim to be in
a relationship with another person, but that
doesn`t make it a relationship, that just makes
it..sad.

Long-distance relationships are almost impossible to maintain. And there is almost always emotional upset on one or both sides.

I've been in a few of these myself over the Internet. Only one of them, the most recent one, actually developed into a physical relationship. Which is to say, I was able to meet her because we were in the same province. But it lasted only two weeks.

Long distance relationships generally refer to relationships that become long distance AFTER the relationship is developed.

Beginning a relationship across long distances is an entirely different beast. Not only do you have to break down the normal social façade, but you have to somehow mitigate a completely new one as well (the internet allows you to be whoever you want to be), and the feeling of "I actually have no idea who the hell you are".

This doesn't really apply to the OP, but thought I'd mention it. It's why I consider internet relationships (that you expect to be worth something) to be utter fail. Granted they work occasionally, and good for you if they do, but it's not a chance worth betting your heart on. The other person could extremely easily be sleeping around like a whore while they talk to you, using you to make themselves feel good.

Didn't mean to hijack the thread - continue on something pertinent to OP .

Yours is complicated crion.

Choose a strategy where everyone's a winner. One way to start is by being amicable to all parties.