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Why did Daisy not wait for Gatsby to return from war?

Daisy did not wait for Gatsby to return from the war because she was not quite strong enough to remain loyal to him while he was so far away.  While he was overseas, fighting in World War I,



"She was feeling the pressure of the world outside, and she wanted to see him and feel his presence beside her and be reassured that she was doing the right thing after all."



She needed him to be near her in order to strengthen her loyalty and feeling that being with him was the right thing. 


Daisy's parents had prevented her from traveling to New York City to say goodbye to him, and she began only to associate with men who couldn't possibly be sent away because the Army wouldn't take them.  She seems not to be very good at being alone, and with the pressure for her to marry, especially after her debut, she began to weaken in her resolve to be with Gatsby, a man who was not at all on the same socioeconomic level as she. She felt that she needed to make a decision, that she needed to make it now, that she couldn't wait.



"She wanted her life shaped now, immediately -- and the decision must be made by some force -- of love, of money, of unquestionable practicality -- that was close at hand." 



Daisy simply could not wait; she was too impatient. She needed to be settled in a manner that made her feel safe, and Tom's presence (and his money) made her feel this way. 

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