Complicated dating/boyfriend situation, advice please!?

I'm in my late 20's and I recently started dating my college boyfriend again about a year ago. We have always been friends, have known each other for years and have dated on and off. We split up after school because of the distance and now he is working in another country until January. We are trying to make it work but I only get to see him every couple of months and being alone all the time is really starting to wear on me. He has offered the option of my moving to the country he is working in but that would require me dropping pretty much my whole life in the U.S. (leave my apartment, quit my job, put my stuff in storage, give my parents my dog, etc) and depending on him financially once I'm there because I wouldn't be able to work without a visa. I wanted a commitment of some sort or an engagement before I gave up my whole life for him. It just doesn't seem smart to go on a whim. He told me he wouldn't propose until we have lived together. :( I have sort of given up hope. I almost feel like we don't even have a relationship because I never see him and only talk to him and text him a few minutes a day. I think I got frustrated and fed up with the situation and I've started hanging out with other guys and basically dating... I haven't told him and don't intend to. I feel like I should be able to do what I want and keep my options open until he can make more of a commitment to me. It just isn't fair to me and I don't REALLY know what he is doing that far away..he says he isn't dating but really how would I ever know? What would you do in this situation? Try to make it work with him? Wait for a ring? Date locally? I've met a couple of guys near me that I enjoy being around...