How To Keep + MAINTAIN Long Distance Friendships & Make Friends In A New City In 2024!

Accidentally Intentional

Let's say you or your close friend is moving. Now, one of your fears begins to creep in - how am I going to keep this long-distance friendship alive? Will it be the same when we aren't in physical proximity anymore? Is there any hope? How can I maintain this one, while also making friends in a new city? What if we drift apart? We are discussing and answering all of these questions and more in today's episode - from someone who has become an expert on this very topic - moving WHILE maintaining, and making room for even more friends!

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1. intro (00:00:00)

2. Alizah shares her first (of many) moves, and what she was thinking through when she thought she was leaving her childhood friends forever (00:03:09)

3. first step to making friends in a new city (00:05:21)

4. how to deal with feelings of loneliness and finding connection (00:08:12)

5. how long it takes to make a friend (00:14:41)

6. how to manage long-distance friendships (00:15:45)

7. Dunbar principle + our social limits (00:19:06)

8. what is the preferred connection method? (00:22:21)

9. how to determine what type of friends (or potential friends) are worth investing into? (00:24:01)

10. when friendships drift apart (00:28:34)

11. how to find out who can be trustworthy (00:33:21)

12. how to balance your friendships (00:35:47)

13. final encouragement (00:40:43)