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Losing a friend

heretic
heretic
I have very few friends. Maybe 3. And one of them is moving out of the state in a week. I am so sad I won't be able to see him again for a long time, till he decides to come back to visit. No mire calling hom up and being able to go to each others houses. I have so little in my life already, another loss is huge. Sad for myself right now.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Loosing someone can leave a huge void in your life, especially if you have so very few people to begin with!
I know it wont be the same for you but at least it's easy to keep in contact with long distance friends these days. There's always email, text and the dreaded Facebook. :)
heretic
heretic
You're right, I will keep in touch but it won't be the same of course. I'm just really sad about it - but I gotta be happy for him going to a better situation. I am happy for him, just sad for me right now.
TroJanThunder
TroJanThunder
I am so sorry Dear! This hapens to me a lot too. Phone calls help but are not the same. Just another das comment on our mobile society. =(
buffetcrasher
buffetcrasher
It's ok to be sad about your current situation. Down times like this sometimes help us realize things about us we didn't know of. Don't look at it as going out and "replacing" this friend.

About being happy for him... from my experience, I'm often finding I'm happy for other people but seldom myself and hope that I'm rewarded for it somewhere along the way. This may not be the best time for you but hopefully you can find that time to recognize what you appreciate out there most. Good luck with it, and hopefully you see a positive for YOU in this change.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Its hard but when you're a true friend, and your friend needs to go - you just have to wish them well, and let them go - but it sure is hard - been there too. I've also been on the other side and I've been the friend to leave - some will hang in there with me for a long distance relationship - and some won't.

Its hard no matter which side you're on.
deleted_user
deleted_user
it can be sad when a good friend leaves our lives but like someone said we have to just wish them well in life and move forward.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Hello. I'm really sorry to hear that. Try and do your part to keep the friendship alive by keeping in constant communication. If you can't call him as often because of long-distance charges, there's always email, Facebook, chatting, and webcams. It's not as good as actually being there with the person, but it should help make the distance seem a little shorter.
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