22 Friendship Memes to Miss Less Your Long-Distance Friend

María Cetra • Writer

Nov 12, 2026 12:30 PM EST

A long-distance couple's relationship is already pretty sad, but a long-distance friendship is so much worse.

Have you ever started a friendship with someone, thought they could probably be your best friend, and one day, out of nowhere, it turns out they are moving out of town, and you are not going to see them every day as you were used to? No, you are going to see them every couple of months if lucky; in some cases, just once a year when they come back to visit family. At first, you know it's going to be hard, but you try to remain positive, thinking that with the advances of the internet, it will never feel like they are that far away. But as soon as they move, you realize it is harder than you ever thought. But not everything is the worst; you also realize the technology has advanced in some cool ways, so you can call them or FaceTime them. You can send each other memes all day; you can chat every single day. But what you need for all that to work is to put effort into it, and, unfortunately, that can be a lot to ask for some people.

I was the friend who moved away, so I know what that is like. When I was around 13 or 14 years old, my parents received a work opportunity out of town. It wasn't that far, but it was more than a four-hour drive from my previous town, so you bet that I didn't get to see my friends often. It was all really fast. I was told we were moving two weeks before we actually had to move. So as soon as I learned that information, I decided to do a little gathering with my friends to say goodbye and, if possible, organize when we could see each other again.

It was really hard at first, seeing all my friends spending time together while I was really far away. Only getting to chat or talk with them on the weekends, as no parent wants their kid staying up on a school night, no matter if they are talking to their friends. Not getting to go back for months due to my parents still getting adjusted to the job. It was too hard, but we got over it. Years have passed; we are still friends, of course, but I also got back to living in my old town, and now I get to spend more time with my true friends.