Does the idea of losing touch with your closest friends scare you? Perhaps you are currently in high school and don’t want to lose the friends who have seen you through thick and thin. Or, maybe you’re in college and want to be friends for life with the interesting people you’ve met during your time there.
The truth is that staying in touch takes effort; you have to work on it! So, if you want to make sure the friends you have now are the friends you have in ten, twenty, thirty, or even sixty years’ time, use this guide.
Utilize Social Media
Social media is an excellent tool for connecting with people. Before social media, it could be hard to track someone down. Now, you just need to type in their name. It’s best to get on a specific social media platform for school, such as a middle school yearbooks if you want to stay in touch with your school friends. That way, you will always have access to people’s names, photos, and information. Plus, you can even use it to schedule reunions from time to time, so you never forget each other’s faces.
Know Who Your True Friends Are
It is easier in school to keep up with twenty friends because you are all in the same place at the same time. That becomes a lot harder as you enter adulthood. For this reason, it helps to figure out the people you truly want to stay in touch with and focus on cherishing those friendships for life.
If you’re wondering who your real friends are, ask yourself these questions:
- Who is there for you when you’re going through a rough time?
- Who is genuinely honest with you?
- Whose company do you enjoy the most?
- Who celebrates your wins?
- Who do you feel comfortable sitting in silence with?
- Who do you feel like you can be your true self around?
Attend Events
Don’t let your life slip away without embracing what your community has to offer. One of the easiest and most fun ways to keep up with friends is by attending events. That might mean heading to concerts, festivals, board game clubs, or fairs more often! If you do this, you have a higher chance of running into friendly faces and striking up a conversation.
Be Intentional with Planning
Don’t just say “we should grab a coffee sometime soon”. Instead, be intentional when you plan to see your friends. If you and your friends have a busy schedule, align your calendars and work out when is best for everyone. Then, make it your priority to show up every time. As mentioned before, staying in touch with friends does take a little extra work, but that work pays off tenfold. After all, there is nothing better in life than enjoying real, intimate connections with people you genuinely enjoy spending time with. So, schedule something fun and enjoy one another’s company! You could even make it a regular scheduled event to ensure you never lose touch with one another.
