How do you say goodbye..?

if i ever had to say good bye to a very close friend, i would have no idea how to say it. because of all the things that we went through, the time when we back each other up, and the fun times that we had together. how could i just forget all that and leave. if i do leave i would have to call my dear friend everyday after my leave and i would go back to visit my close friend when i have the chance.

There is no need to say goodbye! My best friend moved 10 years ago and we email each other sometimes as many times a day as five or six times....we IM...and we visit each other as much as possible! So don't say goodbye! Just say until we meet again! I understand the loss you are feeling already though but believe it or not....you'll adjust to your new life and still find time to share with her!

I had to say goodbye to my two closest friends and it was the hardest goodbye of all my love. It was an emotional goodbye not a physical one. I knew that it will be our last time together, because all of us started dating at that time. We knew that our relationship had to change in a different manner because of our commitment. We were at an outing but all of us three ended up hugging and crying as if we were five year olds.

I have sweety though not quite in the same way and my heart hurts for you as I realise how hard this will be for you - but maybe bittersweet is a better description. Although you have to leave her you are gaining back family anf driends from home! I do hope that you manage to keep in touch with her and I wish you every luck with the goodbye to her sissy! xxx

Goodbyes to friends like her are never ever easy. I think the only thing you can do is tell her everything you've just told us, how much she means to you, everything you think of her, tell her. Then you're going to have to content yourselves with talking on the phone, e-mails, IM's, all of that stuff. And Sissy, get Skype. Have her get it too. Then you can talk to each other for free, through your computers, and all you need is a webcam and a mike. It could make all the difference in the world to both of you. I've had to say goodbye to entirely too many people, Sissygirl, and I know how much it hurts. There's nothing you can do to make it better or easier. It's gonna kill ya, darlin. But you'll eventually adjust, as she will, although neither of you will feel right, not for a long time. I'm so sorry you have to go through this. BUt you'll GET through it. And so will she. Sweet girl, I'm truly so sorry. Now, as to your coping? I'd say the best way to try to do that is to stay busy and when you can, contact each other, by whatever means you choose, just talk to each other whenever you can. And I'd write my feelings down too - it can be so cathartic and therapeutic to do that, and you'd be surprised how much better it can make you feel to be able to express what you're feeling and thinking, and on paper, in that private domain, you can express them any way you feel like. You can cuss and scream and ask that why question over and over and no one will be there to judge you for it, and no one will be there to hear it, and you can simply let it all out, right there on the paper. It may sound like nonsense, but I think if you try it, you might just see the reason in what I'm saying here. I wish I could offer you a magic potion or chant or something to make it all better. But my license ran out a couple of years ago and the Frog Council won't let me renew it till I re-take my potion test. So, for now, this will have to do. Try to keep your chin up. Tell her how much you love her. And then go home. Everything will be ok. Honest.

Im not sure i have lost a couple close friends in my days but its hard to say goodbye because you "Never want it to end". You dont have to say goodbye because you can stay in touch by visiting each other every month, 6 months or year. Keep emailing eachother or talk on the phone like you would usually and try not to make it awkward. I hope i helped at all but i know its hard. What do you guys think?

i never have to do it before... i think it will be very hard if i have to do that... but thanks to the technology nowadays we can still keep in touch by mail, phone or the internet even though we are far apart... we can also travel and visit each other because the transport medium is so convenient nowadays... anyway, i am sorry that you have to be separated from your best friend... hopefully you can still keep in touch with her and visit each other... take care and have a nice day...

You never say good bye to a true friend because you will carry them with you in your heart no matter how far you are away from them there is always the phone and vacations

I have sweety though not quite in the same way and my heart hurts for you as I realise how hard this will be for you - but maybe bittersweet is a better description. Although you have to leave her you are gaining back family anf driends from home! I do hope that you manage to keep in touch with her and I wish you every luck with the goodbye to her sissy! xxx

What you don't do is Say Goodbye..you say Later...and then you keep in touch..you write,call and go visit whenever you can..you keep the contact and never think about what may happen or will I see her again..I went through this 23 yrs ago when i left California to move to texas because of a ex husband that wanted to be near his Family..all mine were in Calif. I tried to keep in contact with all my friends but some drifted away,lost their numbers or just never went back to see them..figuring i would someday..now i regret it.. Huggs and Hang in there

Well you never say goodbye to friends you say See you again soon. You might be separated by distance but always remember that good friends are always connected by their hearts. Just be sure to maintain contact with her so that your friendship will remain.

Over the years I've had two pretty good friends that i lost, and the way I stopped talking to them was alot different. The first was my best friend from kindergarten to 6th grade. after we went to Jr. High( the equivilent of middle school) we just grew apart and made different friends. The other was my sisters boyfriend, who she dated for about 6 years. We had of course become friends over that time, but about a year ago, she broke up with him and I haven't talk to him since. That one makes me sort of sad when I think about it. I guess that you lose alot of people over the years, and they're all different ways.