As us twenty something girls leave college and university to start our lives in the real world, we are tragically ripped apart from our girlfriends who we partied, laughed, cried, fought and made up with, and pretty much did everything with for the four years of university.
It’s hard to keep that friendship alive when you no longer live together or close by, and even harder if you move away to different cities. As we get older, we realize that a good friend is even harder to come by than a good man, so I recommend doing anything you can to keep your friendship alive (even if not as strong as before). Here are some easy ways how:
- Email each other! All the time! send each other links, or anytime that something happens that reminds you of each other.
- Send random text messages – kind of like you do to your boyfriend, send a random text to your best girl to tell her that you are thinking of her, you miss her, or even “OMG, this girl on the street is wearing a hideous jacket!”
- Tell each other about how naughty you’ve been – whether that’s eating too much, or drinking too much! It’s nice to have someone to scold you and get you back in shape, and someone to laugh over your own silliness with.
- INVEST! time, effort, and money into your long distance friendship. Spend at least a few mins each week to write to each other, put in a effort to pick up the phone and call her long-distance (remember her time zone though!) and invest the money to go visit her in whatever corner of the world she might be living in now. You’ll get to see another part of the world and also your best friend. (Steph and I both went to visit Nilam in Cardiff, Wales last year.)
- Don’t think too much or hesitate – just hit the “send” button already! even if it’s just a “hey” or a “what’s up”.
And on that note, I’m hitting the Publish button on this blog =)
My BFFs in the whole wide world. I love you guys! NRS for life!
