Mtu wangu... usikubali kuharakishwa... take your sweet time.. Anyway, you say you guys are both on a rebound!!!!! Give it at least two years before you can be reasonably sure of someone's character.

I think by saying "stepping out for 9 months" @maka is saying the chick ain't around for those nine months.
Gosh,it's 13 months to Dec 2013, of those, 9 she'll be away leaving just 4 months for you to "know her" biblically ,if you haven't already.
Man, you are on a tight one, i honestly don't envy you.
You take off, you leave rough diamond, you embrace, you mess yourself with shit. That must be a dilemma.
I tell you this, study her some more and don't let fear cloud your thinking/intuition.
She could be so into you and since she'll be away for 9 months,she won't want to lose you.She could be the love of your life, the mother of your kids and the one who will be rubbing deep heat on your squeaky frail limps when you are old.
When you don't have time on your side,you move with speed. She could be short of time and if that's the case,you might be crash-landed before she departs,a sneak preview of yummy things to come if you are to wait for her.

If what i've said above is wrong, then you have a drama queen. I hear drama queens are "moaners" in bed, is it true?

Hey dude listen to me, 2013 Dec is a long way to go, I am among the few who are in marriage age and have managed to escape that rop.

First you know you don't want to get married in 2013 period, it doesn't matter what anyone think or say, infact it doesn't matter what comes out of your mouth, the underlying thing is you're not getting married in 2013. Once you're firm on that the rest is a game of chase!

Secondly, never have your relationship status on your facebook: single, married, in a relationship, engaged, complcated, divorced, you should alway be none of the above, it should be blank all the time, infact your facebook should always be diactivated after every log in, you log in and instead of logging out your diactivate it until the next log in. You can always use the popular phrase "I am too old for facebook."

Thirdly, for the wedding date, don't waste your time, 2013 december is a long way, say yes! it is your best interest to accept everything until she start wanting to shop for the wedding which she will sometime next year in June 2013, once she start wanting to shop just say one word, I am not ready yet! Infact by then you'll be so tired of her that you'll want to break up with her. Don't be too honest, life is complecate

Fourth,never ever move in with a woman, it is the worst decision any man can make, infact never ever get married, you can always engage a woman for life!

@drunkard-solid advice,i envy your life and pity your girl.

@drunkard has solved ur issue