Dear Lizzy,

I recently moved across the country. I had a friend I spoke with on a near-daily basis, only for them to never again reply to me once I left. How do I handle being ghosted by someone who was so dear to me?

Thanks,

Ghosted

Dear Ghosted,

This is hard! In the midst of a life-upheaval, you also lost a friend. Two big changes and at least one of them is very sad.

Friendship can be tricky because it is so amorphous. For example, if you moved across the country, your romantic partner would come with you. Most of the time, your friends probably won’t come.

Sometimes, you might not even factor friends in when you’re deciding whether or not to move to a new place at all. And you probably don’t run your decision to move by them, at least not for approval. Sure, you’ll discuss it wi

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