Balancing Emotion

Good morning (afternoon, evening) all you beautiful people! 
I would like to continue on from where I left us earlier today, shifting now to things going on in my personal life. I have a small group of friends that I see every day to having a class together and every Friday we get together to cook and watch 'Game of Thrones.' Spending time with them always puts me in a great mood and relaxes my mind. Just the other day I had the rare opportunity to go out and grab coffee with two of them at Fortezza. The cafe had very simple decor but it was, for lack of a better term, elegantly simplistic. The amount of space, the layout and the utilization of cool colors created an atmosphere that was both calming and comfortable. On top of that, the prices were reasonable and the weather yesterday was gorgeous! I ordered the Matcha latte and salted brownie and I was very impressed by the barista's artistic skills! By the way, the sweetness of the brownie and the lightness of the green tea flavor compliment each other well. Once we had finished here, we took advantage of the pleasant weather and spent a few minutes walking around downtown and locating restaurants we would be frequenting in the near future. The point that I am building up to and failing to express is that I love my friends and I want to have as many true friends as possible. Recently, I have made a lot of foreign male 'friends.' The reason I put friends in quotations is because nearly all of the individuals in this group seem to have no interest in being 'just friends.' One of my friends has an amazing personality and spending time with him really makes me happy. The problem is that certain factors and feelings I have for others is keeping me from wanting to pursue a romantic relationship with this person. For a while, I have been communicating by text (or rather, photo message) with a foreign guy and I can't explain why I have formed such strong feelings for them. It doesn't make good sense to form an opinion of someone's personality based on messages and pictures alone. Nonetheless, this is what I have done. Every time I receive a message from them, I can't help but smile just knowing that I'm on their mind. The sad thing is that we haven't met once and I found out that in as shortly as a few months he will be moving hundreds of miles away to attend college.. Am I stupid for wanting him to stay even though I don't know anything about him? Should I even attempt to form a relationship with him when I know he's leaving? I don't claim to have tons of wisdom when it comes to love; I need all the advice I can get.