How do you deal with it? I met this girl that I care so much about, and she is leaving the state for good on Monday morning...Should I just push her out of my mind? But I really do believe that we will see each other again...I feel like we met each other for a reason.

I guess I am just upset because I feel as though everyone I care about is leaving/moving these days...and so what is the point of making connections, you know?

Try and keep in touch with her. If you think or feel you'll see her again then you probably will. Least I think so. Especially if you feel like you met for a reason. If thats true then you'll meet up again somewhere, even if its not for awhile.

Yes, you are so right. It is just so frustrating when there is a lot of potential for her and I, yet nothing will come of it...At least not for awhile.

If you care for someone that much why would you even consider cutting them out of your life?!

My closest friends don't live by me but I know that they're there for me if I need them and always will be and visa versa.

Friendship isn't about proximity.

These days there are sooooooo many ways to stay in touch with people - it's never been easier! It's not the same as hanging out every day but I still value my close friends, where ever they are x

As much as parting with anyone can be painful, in the end, you have to weigh out whether the outcome of circumstances defines the value or if simply the beauty and joy of the relationship itself, regardless of the outcome, made it worthwhile.

In life, part of the richness of love and friendship and closeness comes with the risk of loss. If you truly care for someone, and have a deep connection, then you risk great pain at the same time. No relationship comes with a guarantee that all will be well forever. Not family, friends or lovers.

Sometimes, the best gift you can give is to care enough to let someone go because that is what they need, despite what you want. You do it with as much grace as you can muster. Life is about changes and nothing is certain.

In my life, I've had to say goodbye to many people I have cared for deeply, for a variety of reasons. The pain of those experiences, however deep, has only made future "hellos" more meaningful to me, since I am all too aware that a goodbye may happen at some point. Those losses in life, which we all go through, either make you into someone who shuts out love and compassion and a passion for life and people, or it makes you someone who embraces the nature of uncertainty, and relishes those you love even more, so that if things come to an end, there was never a doubt as to where you stood. And that you loved them with all you had. Regardless of the outcome.

Only you can decide which path to go. You can't chain people. You can't control them. But you can always choose your actions following loss.