I knew they were going to move

It can be quite sad when a good friend moves away. My neighbor moved 15 minutes away and 2 crazy cat-loving ladies moved into her house. I kept saying: I want Paula back as a neighbor...not these 2 cat ladies. in retrospect, the internet is the greatest way to keep in touch.....FB is wonderful, you can exchange news, pictures and internet is much more cheaper them phone calls...there is even free Skype. I hope you 2 will stay friends forever.

I would be sad too. It's hard when somoeone you care for moves away. Are they going far?

Well, there are many times when a person chooses to move on, either via a move to another area, or leaving one job to another, etc. that is can be hard to accept, and you will miss the person moving on, etc. as well. The good thing these days is their are lots of ways to keep in contact via Text messaging, Email, Facebook, etc. if you choose to go that route. Just remember no matter what to cherish the memories and do what you think is Best from here.

I am sorry your friends will be moving, but I am glad for the internet myself. I hope that your friends are willing to use it. I have family members who are very leery of the internet still, and they are younger than I am.

The motivation of communicating through internet only goes on for a while. I've moved a lot when I just started living here at the metro and met a lot of friends in the process. We tried communicating through Friendster, Facebook, Skype, but after a while it goes lame, that is if you intend to just keep it that way. I used to meet some of them for a bottle or two but that's it. They didn't wanna hang out with my friends because they said my friends were too rowdy.

hi friend. when I was young we use to live in a district of what was "old Manila" called Malate, it was a nice place cause the Americans built it and it was a modern community with regards to urban planning, even the streets were named after the American states, really good community that dates back to Spanish times. I was even born there, in the most wonderful General Hospitals that the Americans also built. Time came when Manila was getting tighter and saw all my boyhood friends and neighbors started moving out, time came when my father bought property to where we live now, I really hated it, but as time went by I saw that the decision of moving was the right move and we are in a better community now. It's just like that , maybe your friend is in a better place and thank the net you all can still get in touch

I stay in touch with my friends in the Southwest--I moved away 4 years ago and we use the internet to make each other laugh, share personal things and support each other. Well, we telephone, too, but with the time difference it's easier to email. Don't worry, if they are good friends they will stay so. It takes a little more work than a local friendship but it's very much worth it!

I think that it's normal to be sad when your best friends are going to move. I would necessarily call it self-centered. They are your friends, people that you care about. It's very understandable to feel the way that you do.

yeah internet is one of the best way to stay in touch. My neighborhood friend got married and now lives in U.S but we stay in contact via facebook.i miss her a lot and wish she comes back to india soon so we can meet soon

Oh sorry to hear about your best friends move and gosh how I know this feeling also. I did have this really great neighbor who lived on our our block for like 15 years and moved to Guatemala. When I first bought my house she welcomed me right away and helped me at times with my children. I remember who fun and smiling greets each day I arrived home, to see her sitting in her garden, almost as if she was waiting for me daily. She unfortunately left to Guatemala with her whole family after the company where she and her husband closed. We exchanged email address and kept communication for a while then she disappeared. I often wonder if she and her family are okay but have no way to know how they are doing. I have moved also so no way unless she remembers my email address to communicate again. I have missed her dearly so I know your feeling well.

It's not being self centered by missing somebody and they miss you too but I don't think the internet is the same. Ah well at least you can keeps in touch. I hope you arenot feeling too sad. Happy mylotting, mylotters!!

Indeed, worldwideweb keeps the wide world connected! If there's one thing i'm thankful about technology and the internet is that you may be away physically from the people that matters to you but still you won't be apart if you will keep in touch, stay connected and nourish your friendship by being there even just virtually. :)