I’m in a long distance relationship with my best friend

My best friend and I met when were in the second grade, although we didn’t really start talking or becoming friends until two years later when we were in the same fourth grade class. We weren’t the ‘attached-at-the-hip’ type of best friends, but certainly enjoyed each other’s company. After sixth grade I changed schools, and a year later she joined me at my new school where we spent four years together.

The last two years of high school were particularly tough because we both moved away. I moved to London, UK while she moved to Kennesaw, Georgia. Our first time apart we were both in completely new environments trying to figure them out on our own with six hours of time difference between us.

It was rough at first, but we learned to cope. We learned that we probably wouldn’t talk everyday and that was OK.

Then I found out I got into Brown University, and I couldn’t have been more excited. She was going to St. John’s. That was a three hour bus ride at most. We would be closer and see each other more often I thought.

However, with midterms, exams,  and events I soon realized that that probably wouldn’t be the case. I did try though. I went to New York twice during the school year and got to spend some time with her during Thanksgiving. But somehow this is harder than how it was when I was in London. Although we are so much closer and there is no time difference, we are still far apart. Being in a long distance relationship with my best friend is h-a-r-d.

No matter what though, I’m not giving up. Even though we spoke three times this past semester I know that I can never lose her as a friend. Even though I couldn’t physically be there for her when she was going through some challenges, I will always try my best to be there and awake to answer her calls at 2am.

At the end of the day, when push comes to shove, I love my best friend. This isn’t the perfect situation that either of us would have wanted to be in, but we are making it work.