musicalsteve82 Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 Did you keep your friends after moving hours away and could only see them no more than a few times a year? I mean keeping in touch by text and internet...or did you drop them?
ASG Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 I moved countries. Still kept all my friends. Some I speak to more often than others, but I didn't "drop" them. See most of them when I go back, but sometimes, years go by between seeing some friends. I keep in touch with them on FB mostly, as well. 1
preraph Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 I kept my friends, but there's one I consider close that I haven't seen in probably 20 years. But we are still friends and we know what all is going on with each other via email and occasionally telephone.
TabbyHearts Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 I also moved to another country over 8 years ago and kept my friends. I speak to my best friend nearly every day on chat or Whatsapp and all the others I am in regular contact thanks to Facebook! I love spending time with them when I go home, which is once every 1 to 2 years. A lot of them plot to get me to move home, it's nice to know you are missed!
d0nnivain Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 I am almost 50 years old & I have friends I made in nursery school. We have all moved multiple times, gone to college, gotten married, some had had kids, got divorced, remarried etc. With all the technology it's so easy to keep in touch. It's that much sweeter when you do see each other. 1
preraph Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 ^ My friend I haven't seen forever is saying she might come see me within the next year, and I'm actually a little nervous. She and I have some personality things in common, like being outspoken and opinionated, and she has a shorter fuse than I do that can make you feel uncomfortable at times. I know she's had some problems getting along with relatives in the last few years, and I'm sure both she and I have gotten even more rigid as we aged, so it's making me nervous thinking about seeing her. But I want to anyway. I just remember from when we did see each other that 24 hours was really her limit temper-wise before she got antsy to have her own space again and a bit crabby, so curious how long she will stay. Probably not long! I love her to death, but we all have out limits, especially when we get older and more set in our ways. But to be fair, both of us have always been set in our ways....so maybe it will be just like old times. 1
Author musicalsteve82 Posted January 13, 2015 Author Posted January 13, 2015 Is it possible to stay almost just as close?
ASG Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 Is it possible to stay almost just as close? Being close friends has nothing to do with distance. On Sunday I went to visit a friend I hadn't seen in 2 years. We picked up right where we left off! I also managed to see both his sister (who was my best friend in primary school) and his mother, both of whom I hadn't seen in about 5 years. And it was as if no time had passed. Sure, you talk about what you've been doing, but other than that, it was all great! With one of my best friends, we rarely talk when I'm away. But whenever I come home for a visit, we always get together and it's like we've been chatting everyday! 1
todreaminblue Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 Is it possible to stay almost just as close? yes it is possible....takes some effort .... true friendship doesnt fade with time or distance its always there.....deb
Kaiten Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 It plain old takes two to tango, I would say. Both parties have to want it. As for me, I definitely kept contact with my friends in another state when they moved and went to see them every chance I got. The key was that they were still a priority to me. The distance hadn't changed that. Did I get to see them every weekend? Absolutely not. But the fact that my actions showed to them that they were still my friends ... I think that makes the relationship even better than if we lived close.
karmasama Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 Yes, it is possible. Depends entirely on how good of a friends you are.
xxmusical Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 Is it possible to stay almost just as close? Yes, it's possible. I moved to a different country more than 10 years ago and I'm still close to my best friend since middle school. We visited each other several times throughout these 10+ years, and we still pick up where we left off. Of course, it takes a lot of effort for both sides to keep in touch when we're oceans apart. But really, it all comes down to whether you're both willing to put in the effort.
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