Keianna

I’ve never really noticed how important geographic proximity is when forming any type of relationship. It was never a problem for me when I was younger. I was friends with whomever I went to school with and lived next door to. Back then, I didn’t know what the internet was all I knew were the computer games that taught me how to add.

Now it feels like most of my friends are “internet friends,” and these people are my lifeline. I wake up every morning and the first thing I do is check my phone. I have a goodnight text from my friend who just recapped the day they’d had while I was sleeping. Another is asking my opinion on what they should have for lunch.

I wish more than anything that I could reach through the phone and bring my friends here. I think that’s a fantasy shared by everyone with internet friends—that one day you’ll all meet and get to hang out. We’d finally get to prove the people who tell us that friends who aren’t right in front of you aren’t “real” wrong. But until the day we all meet: good morning, afternoon, or night. ♦