Let’s be honest: you have no idea what to do when May rolls around and you and your friends graduate college. Reality is about to be kick in and the tears will start rolling as your friends start moving far away from your college town. So here is what to do before, during, and after they leave you behind.
1. Just cry a lot.
Honestly, what feels better than crying your eyes out? I know I already do that multiple times a week. If you’re going to be upset about the fact that your friends are leaving -- when you knew this was going to happen -- you better do it big. I mean seriously, just cry until you no longer have any more tears because your friends are worth that. Just remember, the friends you make in college are friends for life. Well, at least, that’s what they tell me.
2. Go to their favorite food places.
Who doesn’t like eating a ton of food? And, honestly, there is a chance you’ll cry some more while doing this. Take yourself to a nice meal alone and think about all the friends that have left you to wither away. Remember all those times you went and ate 89-cent tacos on Monday’s at this Mexican place or that? Well just think -- now you can go alone because all the people that accompanied you have decided to move their Mexican place to one hours away.
3. Go to their old apartment.
This is the best idea of the bunch. Just go straight to the apartment that your college friends used to live and tell the new residents (with tears in your eyes) that your friends used to live here and that you needed to see if their presence could still be felt. Not only will the people that live there now think you’re completely crazy, but you will also have at least some human interaction and that’s all you can really ask for.
4. Just replace them.
Who needs friends that move away from you -- even if they are moving away for good reasons like job opportunity or advancing their education further? That’s right, not you! You can find friends that are so much better than those that left you in the dust. Just go to the movies and sit beside a huge group of friends. They’ll just assume someone invited you to go see the movie with everyone. Or go to your local coffee shop and say hello to someone studying. Let’s just assume that they are lonely anyways so sit down and talk about how happy you actually are. You should butter them up first though and buy them coffee because, honestly, they will be able to see through your deranged and lonely eyes. This option is your best bet to get over your friends that have been texting you less and less. Are you really that forgettable?
5. Get a pet.
The best way to help forget about, or replace friends, is to get pets. Let’s say you go to the pet store and buy five fish. Well then you would have to name them. Just name them after those people that left you behind. Let me give you some examples: better Haley, cooler Tanner, best Stefan, nicer Rachel, and more friendly Faith. Take care of these fish just to spite those friends that left you hanging. You needed some care and for your friends to give you some food but now you are at home alone giving food to fish because they need you to live just as you needed your friends to live.
6. Realize the truth.
The truth is, you are going to be really upset about your friends leaving after they graduate. But let me tell you something very important, they are not going anywhere. You need to suck it up and realize that everything is going to be okay. And, honestly, you are going to grow as a person because this is the time when you need to find a job and discover what you want to do with your life. And those people that you think have left you behind will be there for you as you will be there for them. So get it together and realize that it is all going to be okay. Things happen for a reason.
