Having a long-distance best friend can be a struggle at times, especially when one of you moves off to college and the other stays near home. Hometown best friends are are the best because they've known you for literary forever. Those of you with hometown besties have definitely received these 10 texts before:

1. "I miss you!"

At least once a week we have to let each other know we are thinking of each other.

2. "When are you coming home??"

Planning out your next visit home around your best friends work schedules is normal, right?

3. "I need you"

You never get too old for your BFF.

4. "How's life

I need to know all the details of my bestie's life.

5. "Can you come home this weekend, plz?"

6. "Uh, who is this *insert screenshot of a Snapchat story of a college friend*??"

Because nobody can replace your hometown friends.

7. "We gotta hangout"

Whether I'm home for 20 minutes or a weekend, we're going to hang out.

8. "Come back home"

*10 minutes after leaving my hometown*

9. "Okay so what would you do in this situation *insert overly dramatic scenario*"

I mean I'm basically the co-author of all her text messages.

10. "So listen to this *insert juicy gossip about someone from our hometown*"

"True friends grow separately without growing apart, no matter how far the distance."