And then sometimes life squirts you in the eye with lemon juice.

People leave. People leave, oftentimes for reasons you can't understand. You take them for granted and then they're gone.

You've watched friendships dissolve over distance, over time. You tell yourself that this time it might be different; you're so close to them.

You know perfectly well there's nothing you can do to stop it happening, so you run down the list of who's to blame. No matter how you slice it, it feels like abandonment.

You withdraw from society, shunning all social interaction for fear of friendship's inevitable decay. You become a hermit. With a high-speed internet connection.

(There. I'm all biled out. I feel a little better now)