A Love Letter to My Long-Distance Friendships

How I learned to cherish what I took for granted.

Photo by Nuno Antunes on Unsplash

For me, the hardest part of growing up and becoming an adult is the slow, inexorable realization that friendships are not forever.

People I thought I’d invite to my wedding elected to drop out of my life. Friends I cried with, laughed with, confessed everything to — well, they…