Friends...no matter how far away we've live

[eastcoaster782]

Just wanted to share a heartwarming story from last week: one of my college friends, who I hadn't seen since graduation, took me out to dinner one night while I was in town visiting famiy for Thanksgiving.

He was a sweetheart the entire evening! Going out of his way to open the car door for me, telling me I looked great, etc. He insisted on paying for dinner and even brought me a gift. We talked about our new career adventures and how much we're both hoping to "make it big" in our fields. I've been encouraging him with his music career and he's been doing the same with me as I navigate the political world.

Even though we've been out of college for two years now and we both currently live in different states, it's so great to know that we're both still there (in spirit) for each other when we can't hang out as often in person. One of the nicest things he said during that evening was that on days leading up to and on election night, he was thinking of me. How sweet is that?!

Anyway, I wanted to share this because I know many of us out there(including me) have moved out of state and it's hard making new friends. But I think one of things that has helped me is knowing that there is someone out there who cares, even though we don't get to hang out like we'd normally do.

[sundaycomics]

Awwww.

[tina1979]

I have a couple friends like that. Its always nice to find the people that you click with and you know you will be friends forever. even if you don't get to talk to each other all the time or see each other very often.

[sparky88]

That's great.

I also find comfort knowing that even though my 10 closest college/high school friends are spread across the country we all care alot about eachother. I remind myself of that anytime I feel lonely. We all talk on the phone every few months- it's nice. Anyways, good for you! :)

[ywt]

That's a great story.

I have a handful of close friends that we'll keep in touch occasionally over e-mail and IM, but can sometimes go years without seeing each other in person. But I always know they're there, and when we do see each other we slide right back into being friends like we'd never been apart at all.

[Crisis Guy]

That's a great story.

I have a handful of close friends that we'll keep in touch occasionally over e-mail and IM, but can sometimes go years without seeing each other in person. But I always know they're there, and when we do see each other we slide right back into being friends like we'd never been apart at all.

I have a friend like that. Been friends with him since elementary school. Haven't talked with him in ages, but when we do talk, it's like we just talked the other day.

[beeblebrox]

I have some close friends from college who I keep in touch with alot. Today, oddly, I just read some myspace comments about one of my friends from college who was a roommate with and haven't seen in a few years talking about moving to Chicago. I didn't live with them (the friends talking about the possible move) my senior year and they ignored me throughout that year. So, it's weird to hear them talking about moving to my city and not including me in any of the conversations or anything like that. I guess that they're not real friends for treating me that way years ago and then moving to my city and not even saying hi about it.

[beeblebrox]

i just PM'ed one of these friends on facebook and she's definitely moving. I just don't know how to feel about a few of them moving to my city. They were such bitches a few years to me. Part of me feels like I have an upperhand because I've established myself here for sometime and feel slightly invaded by their moving up here.

All of their crap that they pulled on me in the past still stings at times and in the future I don't them at my future wedding (long future wedding), but I wasn't invited to two of their weddings, so I don't feel that I have to invite them in the future-am I being bad??

[wordsmith]

It's a big city...just because they move there doesn't mean you'd have to see them at all. I lived around the corner from a high school acquaintance of mine for a year and never once ran into him.