She: “Wow! So, you have been to 10 cities and 7 schools in 18 years? Isn’t that amazing! I wish I could leave this city too. How does that feel?”
Me: “Lonely…”
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Nowadays, at least your online contacts wouldn’t change.
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Hey! Am I talking to Coy? You are lucky to be stuck with the same set of friends fr so many years. You know what to expect from them.
For me, even if contacts remain the same, relations need time to build. When I moved so often, I spent all the time figuring out who was trustworthy. Hence I was hardly ever able to build lasting friendships. I miss having that one friend I could open my heart to.
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Coy here. That’s a rare type of friend. At any given point in time such a friend may not exist, even if you’re living in a fixed location. The way we can compensate is by keeping our minds occupied with interesting things to do.
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