We hear practically our entire lives that long distance never works. It always falls apart, that goodbye is goodbye forever. But that's not true.
My best friend moved away from me about a year and a half ago and I fell apart. I had this internal force in me saying "this isn't happening. This isn't happening." For the longest time, I was in denial because I was afraid to lose her.
But somehow instead of the distance pushing us further apart, it brought us closer together. We began telling each other the stupidest things about our days. We were the only two people on the planet who knew exactly what and when the other was reading. when they got in the shower, what happened every hour throughout the day, what mood we were in, and when things weren't going great. We knew EVERYTHING about each other, a feeling I thought would never come.
We were insanely close before she moved, but it somehow got stronger. We grew even closer. And it's because we put in the effort. Losing her was something I couldn't bear, so we both made the time. We both made sure this grip wasn't something we lost. And we didn't. We nurtured it and made it even stronger.
So when you watch movies, when you listen to those around you who tell you long distance will end in heartbreak, it doesn't always have to. Sure, sometimes it's inevitable, but other times, it just requires a little extra effort. The effort you will NEVER regret.
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Grow As We Go
RandomTitle from the Song Grow As We Go by Ben Platt This book is really just going to be a book about my goals for 2023, my progress, trying to hold myself accountable, and communicating with people who maybe have the same goals as me. I also wanted to...
