Some buddy to lean on

When friends move away or begin a new life, staying in touch is tough, but all the more important. Here's distance learning: The BFF edition

-  Urvee Modwel

Brides-to-be get the hen party. Mommies-to-be get baby showers. Even friends moving away to study or work get appropriately boozy send-offs. Friends are the best, right? Turns out we may have been focusing on all the wrong things. Distance isn't a challenge to friendships, but among women, domestic milestones often are. New brides and new mothers, already adjusting to a changed world, often feel doubly isolated when friends withdraw for fear of disturbing them. Old connections serve as an essential anchor when one is adrift in an unfamiliar city.

Here's how to stay BFFs through life's twists.

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