Among Friends

[TX-starlight]

@123SuzyQ123 Oh, I feel for you!! I hope you get back to familiar surroundings SOON. I can't imagine not knowing anyone. 

On another note** A group of my former co-workers meet every other month for dinner. We have lost 4 this yr. & 1 of the group, my closest friend in the group is moving a little farther away. I am coordinator for the dinners & had already decided this would be my last yr, due to some not being able to drive & get out, plus losing a couple early in the yr. It seemed like it wasn't worth the effort ( more to the story of that). 

*Then there the matter of classmates,lol.. Our class has always been close & most live here in the same town. A couple of yrs ago, 2 of the ladies had a huge disagreement. SO now our class events will never be the same, too much tension. It's so sad when things separate us, whether it's death, distance, or disagreements. 

[123SuzyQ123]

@AuntG, oh, believe me, bitterness was one of the many emotions I went through.  It was a rotten thing for him to do to me, but I think I have grown and worked out everything in my mind, so now I've gotten myself to the laughing and smiling stage!!!   

[123SuzyQ123]

@alicedee, thank you for your kind words, they are appreciated.  I am doing better now, I still hear from him and we seem to still be good friends, so I am much better now.  Thanks again!!

[Bibione]

My favorite coworker is moving to another state soon.Sadly her husband found out his new job is not as good as it seemed.He would stay here in town ,but his former position has been filled already.

So I will be very sad.Another friend I have back in Italy is battling cancer for the second time and it is spreading.We spent a lot of time recently.

She never talks to me about her fears,but she told her mom that she might not be around long.She sent me an email a few days ago as soon as I flew back here.That is unsual.

So I understand the pain others feel when their friends move away.Suzie if I were in your position I would move next to your son or to your hometown.

[123SuzyQ123]

@Bibione, I agree, I definitely need to move back home or close to my family that is 125 miles away. 

So sorry about your friend with cancer, and your co-worker.  I know it is sad to lose friends.  Hugs to you.

[ID2]

Wow, its losing, not loosing. Completely different meaning for each word. 

[chiclet]

Life is full of constant change.  Some you expect and some you don't.

I guess it would be great if we were open to new friends and new experiences.  I find that as people age they are attached to their family and friends and don't really want to open up to new people. I have to say that meeting new people is exhausting where as old friends know your history and you don't have to explain it all.  Sometimes I would like to type up a condensed life history and just say read it and I will read yours and if we both agree we can go to lunch.  Even a website to make new friends would be good. Kind of like dating but no romance. 

[forsythia1]

Thank you ID2 for your correction. 

That is like nails on a chalkboard for me to see LOSE and LOOSE used incorrectly.  I see it all the time on this board.

They really do have different meanings!

[I am still oxox]

When I read the headline I thought the friends had passed away. If you feel that you are losing a friend when they move, well then they might not be true friends.

I have had friends move and never lost touch with them

[MoJoV]

@BunSnoop I feel your pain.  Our best friends moved to Arizona from our Chicago area a few years ago. We stay in touch but it's not the same as having them near.  Also my other very close friend died a year ago of a brain tumor.  I guess change is the only thing we can depend on.