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One of the biggest losses I faced was not being able to reconnect with a close friend after moving to Georgia.
After I moved to Georgia, we went from being in touch to only liking each other's social media posts. When I came back to visit family for the holiday, I tried to reconnect, but it resulted in nothing.
I reached out to her on social media, letting her know I was visiting family. She eventually was very receptive and seemed excited we were in touch again, but she continually avoided my attempts to return the connection. Eventually, I just stopped letting her know when I was going back home, and we were back to only communicating a few times a year.
In that moment, I had a barrage of feelings, mostly sad and disappointed. I missed what we had in each other and wondered if there was anything I could have done to keep that friendship alive.
In that experience, I learned that friends can change and develop and sometimes no matter what you attempt, it is just not going to go back to how it once was. I realized the importance of appreciating what you have now and accepting that sometimes friends are only temporary in your life.
One of the biggest losses I faced was not being able to reconnect with a close friend after moving to Georgia.
After I moved to Georgia, we went from being in touch to only liking each other's social media posts. When I came back to visit family for the holiday, I tried to reconnect, but it resulted in nothing.
I reached out to her on social media, letting her know I was visiting family. She eventually was very receptive and seemed excited we were in touch again, but she continually avoided my attempts to return the connection. Eventually, I just stopped letting her know when I was going back home, and we were back to only communicating a few times a year.
In that moment, I had a barrage of feelings, mostly sad and disappointed. I missed what we had in each other and wondered if there was anything I could have done to keep that friendship alive.
In that experience, I learned that friends can change and develop and sometimes no matter what you attempt, it is just not going to go back to how it once was. I realized the importance of appreciating what you have now and accepting that sometimes friends are only temporary in your life.
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One of my biggest losses was failing to reconnect with a close friend after I moved to Georgia. After my move we went from regular contact to merely liking each other’s social media posts. When I came home for the holidays I tried to revive the friendship—she at first seemed receptive and excited, but repeatedly avoided my attempts to reconnect. Eventually I stopped telling her when I was visiting, and our contact dwindled to a few messages a year. The whole experience left me sad and disappointed; I missed what we had and wondered if there was anything I could have done. I learned that people and friendships change, and sometimes you have to appreciate what you have now and accept that some friends are only in your life for a season.