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When your closest friend moves abroad and the friendship starts fading

My best friend from college moved to Japan three years ago and we used to text daily but now we go weeks without talking and I feel like I am losing her but I do not know how to bridge this gap without seeming needy.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The natural drift of distance is colliding with your fear of appearing desperate in trying to maintain intimacy.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Maintaining friendships across distance and time?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.