long distance, yes or no?

I first learned what long distance friendship was when I was just 11 years old, and a lot of people ask me what its like. It’s a daily reminder that the world is bigger than your bubble. It’s a reminder that just because you don’t see someone everyday, or once a week, or even once every 6 months, it doesn’t make them less of a friend. You learn to cherish the time you have together to the fullest. You say “I miss you” more than you ever imagined you’d say in a lifetime in a single phone call. You learn patience. And I’d be lying if I said it was easy. There are times where you aren’t able to talk to each other for weeks. Where you have no clue what’s happening in the others life. But there are also the times where the phone calls and face times go on for hours on end. The times where you cant get off the phone, when you don’t want to say goodbye. The times when something horrible happens and you know they’ll be there for you. The laughs are truer, the friendships are deeper, the distance is just farther. The hellos are better, but the goodbyes are shattering. There are days that you will wish you lived right next door to them, but in the end, having a long distance friendship is an amazing experience. And I wouldn’t have asked for a better friend to go through it with.