Making Time for Friends

With starting college and moving away from home I was extremely worried as to whether or not I would still be able to maintain my friendships from high school. Many people tell you that after high school you lose friends because of distance,varied interests, etc. I'm not going to lie, you will lose touch with some of your friends, but that doesn't need to be the case for all of them.

People grow up and move on and that's a fact, but your friendships do not have to. Growing apart doesn't mean giving up friends, it means letting the friendship grow with you. For example, one of my friends moved away our sophomore year in high school; however, we are still friends because we took the time to see each other once in a while and texted each other to keep up to date on what was happening in the others life. True, we are not as close as we once were after seeing each other daily, but we still have a strong friendship.

The key to maintaining friendships is taking the time to give attention to each friend. Whether it's a call, text, Facebook message, email, or even a letter communicating will keep your relationship strong and growing.

Moving away is not a reason to let go of friends. You never know when you will be taking a trip to where they live now or vice versa. Having friends in different parts of the country and world is great because that gives you an excuse to take trips to go and see them an for them to see you.

If you couldn't tell from my last post I am a huge fan of social media! The way it allows you to update friends on your life through pictures and status updates is amazing to me. It is a great way to keep friendships going and gives you things to talk about with the friends you don't see as often when you see them, such as asking about the recent trip they took or asking about the new job.

Video chatting with Skype and FaceTime is another great tool to keep your friends close too. My best friend and I have been doing it as a way to spend time face to face talking instead of just texting.

There are ample resources available to connect people, so it is only necessary to use them and set aside time for the people who are important in your life.