Do you find yourself saying goodbye to people often?

[Gochogirl]

I'm not actually very used to people being out of my life, but today a very close friend of mine and my partners moved to another city. It's not that we aren't friends anymore, but it's a big change and we'll miss her a lot.

How do you handle goodbyes like that?

[Anonymous]

I don't know. My closest friend I went from seeing every day to basically once in a year to a few times in a week. It's varied so much over the past few years and I've found that hard. But I've not seen her in 9 months now. And before that I'd seen her 3 times in the space of 4 months and twice was to do her favours. And the other was a quick catch up. And it's always me making plans. I don't want to say good bye. But the last 2 years have been so hard for me. I was supposed to meet her today and that got cancelled like basically everything the past year. Maybe I'm just blind to it. But I find it so hard as I've always had to move on from friends because they basically found other people or they just started to be a dick towards me so I'm so used to it and it was at one point on an almost yearly basis so it's maybe I'm to used to it. . Until you finally have a friend you really don't want to say bye to. I guess.

I'm not sure I've made sense I hope I have but I think I'm just rambling.

[DJB72]

It's easier than standing by their grave.

I live ten thousand miles from my best friend. You only really say goodbye when going for a visit is permanently impossible

[Emilyis]

I say it anytime I leave someones home or they leave my home.

[Jennz6]

I would rather say “see you later” I don’t like “goodbyes”

[loveslongnails]

You handle it by being excited for your friend's next journey. Like you said, you're still friends, but she has another path now. You'll survive it, and you'll have a new place to visit when she gets settled in.

[bowenw]

Stay in touch with them. Hang out with other friends. Eat ice cream. Avoid sad songs and movies. Be thankful for knowing them and the good times you had.

[lancecantee]

In the last 12 years I've lived in 6 different cities in 4 different countries; its hard to say bye, but all the more reason to go back and visit, or host friends at my house for extended vacations.

[Andres77]

If she was a friend here then she should be a friend there. Distance should not completely define a relationship, although distance does affect the relationship.

[serious]

No, that is because I don't really have any close contacts or friendships with anyone

[Brando10222]

You just can't do anything to avoid that pain. You have to go through it and you'll get used to being without that person.

[DizzyDesii]

I dont say bye, i just leave

[Gochogirl]

Mad respect

[Midgetmcwidget]

No they are normally workers.

[AsaKyo]

I'm terrible at saying "goodbye"

[LavLavLuv]

i just say "bye y'all"

[Anonymous]

very rarely