Best friend moved away

[Allain1996]

Ok, so I've been best friends with this girl for over 4 years. She is (or was) my directly across the street neighbor, and we are both 15 (I'm a guy). We shared everything & did a lot together. We went on vacations to the beach together (with our families, of course) and did a lot more. Throughout all of this I have had a huge crush on her, and had wanted us to be more than just best friends. We tried going out for a time, one year ago (summer 2011) to be exact, and she was my first true love. We were pretty "intimate" during last summer (as intimate as two 14 year old in love teens get), but I won't get into any details on that. Needless to say, that part of our relationship ended very peacefully & we went back to being extremely good best friends. Surprisingly (at least to me) our break-up didn't affect our friendship to the least & if anything, we became closer best friends! The sad thing is that her father is in the military, so we knew that this summer he would get his next orders, and she would be moving hundreds or possibly thousands of miles away. In a heartbreakingly sad twist of fate, exactly one year to the day from the best day of my life (the day I asked her out), she was pulled from my life forever on June 25, 2012 and moved about 700 miles away. I know it's been over 2 months now since she left, and summer has gone by fast but with school starting up soon it still won't be the same. We made a pledge to keep in touch daily when she moved, but neither of us has seemed to keep that promise. It just isn't the same without that friendly face right across the street, always there when I needed to talk about something or needed help, and always showing up to hang out right when I was board. What should I do?

[Nathan Numberless]

Inappropriate content removed, ~Silver Assassin

At times like this you just have to let it go and find new friends. I wouldn't know cause my friends are... :p
I know it may seem hard at first, but if she is forced out of your life well... I guess it's time to find another. :D

[Gazmo]

do you think you could organise to meet her at some point? also just try and keep in touch, like try really hard.

I think you do need to make new friend although you probably wont find anyone the same for a while, one day you'll either move on and be happy, or get to see her more and be happy

[DerBear]

Would it be possible to perhaps meet up even if it only is a few times a year? I know it might be hard but it is something you need to think about.

Also you could try using Skype and chatting on that feature if you both have the electrical equipment to do so.

I know friends moving away is never an easy thing and trust me staying in touch is something you really should do as she sounds like an awesome friend. Why don't you try and keep that promise. I know a long distance like 700miles can drive friends apart but staying in contact should be something you two should do as it sounds like you both care for each other.

[Allain1996]

Although it's been three and a half years since anybody posted in this, I think it's worthy of me to note that this past summer (2015) the girl I mentioned here as my best friend moved back into my life, as her father was ordered back to the DC area for his current assignment. We spent a lot of time catching back up and looking back on some of the things we did years ago, and also why our short-lived relationship didn't work when we were both 14. After looking back on that we decided to give it another try, so 5 months and counting I've been lucky enough to call her my girlfriend again. Many people don't get a second chance with the first person they loved, so I thank god that I have gotten that chance! :)