&gt; Why pretend that we&#x27;re still friends? Its just a lot of hassle for everyone.<p>I&#x27;ve always felt that friendships shouldn&#x27;t be based on physical proximity, and in my opinion it&#x27;s not really fair or prudent to other people(or yourself, for that matter) to boil a relationship down to a binary yes&#x2F;no. Personal example: I live in NJ, and a college friend of mine moved to FL shortly after we both graduated together in 2004. His(and his wife&#x27;s) kid just turned one year old, and while we don&#x27;t talk <i>every</i> day, we still keep in good contact throughout the week despite both of our crazy busy schedules. Contrast that to another someone else I&#x27;ve known since 8th grade: we went to middle&#x2F;high school and part of college together, and continued to be great friends for a number of years post-university. However, we barely talk or hang out anymore, maybe once every few months, and it&#x27;s pretty clear that we&#x27;ve drifted apart, despite living only maybe 10-20 minutes away from each other. I admit that I don&#x27;t really put much effort into my friendship with him, as I&#x27;m sure he feels the same as well, but I wouldn&#x27;t say either of us are bitter about it. I guess what I&#x27;m trying to say is just because someone isn&#x27;t right there in driving distance doesn&#x27;t mean they aren&#x27;t there for you.