5 Tips On How to Keep Your Long-Distance Friendships Intact
Have you ever been in a long-distance friendship?
If so, then this is the post for you.
My best friend and I decided to collaborate on a post about how to survive long-distance friendships. Since we have been able to navigate our new friendship terms very well.
Zariah and I both met each other freshman year of college and have been inseparable ever since. From going on late night runs to waffle houses to blogger events and brunch dates. We have seen each other at our worst, our best, and our funniest.
We both bonded over our love of food and our love of content creation. So, here we are collaborating during the most bizarre epidemic we have ever been through.
So, grab some tea and a notepad.
We are about to help save you from losing lifelong friends over distance.
Let's get started.
Facetime is the MEAT - FaceTime is the best invention! Personally, I like FaceTime because I need to see your face! We have a habit of being on FaceTime, and it ends up being a 'Day In The Life.' We will literally be cooking, washing dishes, heading to the cleaners, driving through the car wash— all in one call! (A mess girl) Seeing this makes the convo so much more interesting than just hearing it. So basically, if you and your girls usually just talk on the phone time, try a FT more often— such a vibe! Especially if you're crazy like us. In this friendship, we are just the bread (the thick slices though), and FT is the organic turkey breast.
Pull Up ( my city, your city, or a new city). This is literally us in a nutshell since I've moved to San Antonio, and her back to her hometown, Houston. We have both made an effort to go visit each other. From setting up on our ritual of getting a hotel room, exploring our respective cities together, and taking some bomb photos. We have mastered our visitation down to a T. If you have a friend who lives in Portland, and you live in Nevada. Make it a priority to visit them at least once or twice a year, and them the same. It's easy to let time getaway, make the time because you never know when you will see them next ( in person). So, make a plan, execute it, and turn up. We have also decided to start traveling in 2020, but based on Corona, we will begin to that when the virus is long gone or no longer a threat.
Pick up the phone, baby - We understand that it is 2020, and we are millennials— but pick up the phone! Neither one of us is texters, so it actually works out. What usually works best is scheduling some time during the week, like everything else. After work, and even before work is a great time just to check-in—oh lunch as well!
Girl, it's been two weeks - Don't be that friend that barely calls, checks up, or only calls once every two months. Especially if this is a close friend ( Like BFF territory). If so, then make a mental or physical note ( whichever works), to never go two weeks without talking to one another. You can take the time to FT, call, or text. I prefer calling because I get distracted easily and will forget to reply. So make an effort to reach out, and vice versa.
#GirlsSupportingGirls - If your friend has a big event, a birthday, or a monumental milestone, make it a priority to either be there in person to celebrate, or you can show your support in other ways. I would suggest either promoting her content, checking up on her, sending her a gift, etc. Just make sure you are there for her as much as you would be if she lived 10 -30 minutes away from you.
We believe if you incorporate these five tips into your friendship, it will survive—even during the Corona outbreak!
Every relationship that is valuable to you, whether platonically or romantically, will need time and effort. So those college friends you had every semester and ya'll made it across the stage, and that was the end… that's not okay, girl! We are not here to make you feel bad, but just keep you accountable Hunny.. that's all :)
If you have ways that you have maintained your friendships that are not listed below—please share! We are here for the girls, Hunny!
/TTYL/
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