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Two of my best friends are abroad. We are guys and we are afraid to communicate often. What should I do?

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Dont be afraid, if those are your true friends.

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Im worried that my friends that live far away from me don't like me as much, as they are busy, and that I will never see them again. What can I do?

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They probably like you just as much as ever, but now they have a whole other world they have to deal with. Just talk to them.

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My best friend moved away and she has depression. I am worried she will kill herself. What can I do?

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Email, text, or call her regularly to check up on her and make sure she's adjusting to life without you. She may need extra support for awhile, so try to be available whenever you can. You could also send her a package from home with some things to remind her of you, which might make her happy for awhile.

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I was talking to a guy about marriage, but he didn't want to take it further. Although he said we can be friends, he never initiates a conversation, but replies to my texts. What should I do?

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Consider pursuing a relationship with someone else. Romantic relationships that eventually lead to marriage are a partnership, not a one-sided haul.

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I really like this girl I'm talking to, and we were friends for about almost 3 months, but sometimes I feel like I'm bothering her because she has a part-time job as an English teacher in another country.

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Ask her about it. Say something like, "I know you're really busy with work and everything, so if I'm bothering you or you don't have time to talk, make sure to tell me." She's your friend, though, she's probably happy to make time for you.

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I want to talk to my ex-friend again. I want us to be best friends again. What do I do?

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Go up to him/her and say hello. Tell them that you want to give your friendship another chance. If they decline, it's alright. You will have other friends.

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I live three hours away from my best friend, and it costs a lot of money to travel for both of us. How can we keep consistent?

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Try keeping in touch through Skype/FaceTime, phone calls, texts, letters, postcards, and any other means you can think of to keep you two close.

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We argue about little things, and we live far apart, so it's hard to work out conflict. What should we do?

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Try to stop arguments before they get started. The best thing you can do is agree to disagree, and to have empathy for your friend, which means to put yourself in their shoes and think about how they might be feeling at any given time. And if you feel like a fight is starting, be the bigger person and say something like, "Maybe you're right, lets just change the subject."

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I live in Poland and I’m considering leaving to go and study at the University of Edinburgh. But here I have my BFF who is like a sister to me and there is no way she will leave. What shall I choose? Friend or dream?

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Choose the dream; for the sake of your future well-being, it would be a logical choice since you will become educated with a reputable degree and can make your own choices about where you live and work in the future. Moreover, you can always talk to your friend online and even encourage her to come and visit now and then. Poland isn't that far from Scotland and surely she'd love to come and see you sometimes. Put your education needs first, the friendship won't break because of this, you'll just have to find ways to stay in touch that work best for both of you.

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I live 14 hours away from the BFF. How do we plan to meet up when it costs a lot of money?

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Maybe plan one big meetup where you can stay for a while before travelling back to wherever you both are from. If might be difficult, but if you arrange to meet up, and have saved to pay for all the expenses, then it can be a good way to spend a chunk of time together that will produce wonderful memories for the times you're both apart.

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