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Use the ‘communication hierarchy’ to keep long-distance friendships (aka, all friendships right now) strong

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Use the ‘communication hierarchy’ to keep long-distance friendships (aka, all friendships right now) strong

When I moved from New York City, the place I called home for 11 years, to a city 500 miles away, what I was most scared of was losing my friendships. It can be hard enough to keep a friendship going when both people live in the same place, what with factors like constantly conflicting schedules and the urge to cancel plans. I feared what would happen when I could no longer meet my friends for a midweek yoga class or Friday-night dinner. So when my moved forced us into long-distance friendships, I wondered whether we would just…grow apart? In...

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