Moving is hard. And it’s mainly hard because of how it affects your friendships. I’d say you have a right to whine about that a little.

I’ve been through the business of moving away from an area and back, thinking you could reconnect with old friends, and it doesn’t happen. I made the effort to get it going, but it was a lot of effort, with little return, and I quickly got tired of making it. It’s very disappointing, but it’s also very normal.

Some women do have their groups of girls that go to more effort than people usually will to get together, at least for a while. Tighter than most families. It sounds like Carrie’s lucky enough to have one of those. But even for women, people who have those groups are probably the minority, and I’ve never heard of the same thing with guys.

I guarantee you’re not forgotten. Your friends think about you, and probably talk about you when they get together. Some things they do are less fun without you, and they feel it. Just like you think of them.

I’ll give you a shout for lunch next time I’m downtown, though!

I’d come and visit, if you weren’t way up there! (;