Saying goodbye to a friend is not easy, but it is something that most people face from time to time. Just because your friend is moving doesn't mean she won't be around you yet. Giving your friend a heartfelt goodbye is a great way to show her that you are still committed to your friendship. Read on to find out how to say goodbye, or rather, goodbye.
Steps
Method 1 of 4: Say Goodbye with a Gift
Step 1. Make a photo album of your friendship
You've probably collected dozens of photos of you and your friend together over the years. Putting them all together in a photo album is a wonderful way to commemorate your friendship and give your friend a keepsake to take to her new home.
- If you have digital photos, print them on photographic paper and use a pair of scissors to cut them out.
- Choose a photo album from the store; you can find inexpensive ones. Or make one yourself, if you're good at crafts.
- Write captions under the photos. You can write down what you remember from the day the photo was taken, or some of your usual jokes.
- Or you can create an online photo album. This way, each of you will have your own copy.
Step 2. Make a friendship bracelet
This is a classic way to show a friend that you love them. Friendship bracelets are affectionate and trendy gifts for both boys and girls and are not difficult to make. Go to a haberdashery to buy embroidery threads, then weave them into a colorful pattern. Tie the ends together and trim the excess thread.
- Make coordinated bracelets, one for you and one for your friend, so you will think of each other every time you look at them.
- You can buy silver or gold bracelets or necklaces, if you want to give something more expensive as a gift. Choose the classic two halves of a broken heart (one for you, the other for your friend) or a variety of other designs available.
Step 3. Prepare a package of useful things for your friend
Moving to a new place can be difficult. Your friend will likely need several weeks to settle down and won't feel at home for a long time. Giving her a package full of things that reminds her of home will help her feel comforted when she misses her old city.
- Choose a container for the package. You can decorate a box, use a gift bag, or reuse a shoulder bag or handbag.
- Add a couple of things that represent your city. You can include incense or candles from your favorite store, a book from the bookstore you always went to together, or a cup from the coffee shop where you met before school.
- Include some tasty comfort foods. Prepare cookies for your friend to eat on the flight to her new city, or drop in an assortment of her favorite candies.
Method 2 of 4: Write a farewell letter
Step 1. Reflect on your friendship
Saying goodbye is actually a unique opportunity to rethink your friendship and tell your friend how important she was to you. It is not often that friends have the opportunity to do so, so take advantage of the opportunity. Writing everything in one letter is cathartic and your friend can treasure it forever.
- Write down your memories of how you met. Do you remember the first time you felt connected? Sometimes you immediately feel that someone you have just met will become a great friend.
- Write down some of your favorite memories. Remember the movies you saw together, the concerts you attended, the fun sleepovers you had.
- If you want, open your heart even more. You can also talk about the bad times and how much you both have grown as a result of overcoming them.
Step 2. Lighten the tone with a few bars
Saying goodbye is sad, but it's something you both have to deal with. She will go through a lot of changes and as a best friend your job is to cheer her up. Add some cheerful stories or jokes, which will make her laugh when she opens your letter.
- Draw funny comics of the two of you together.
- Write something in code and add a decoder on the back of the letter.
Step 3. Conclude the letter with a promise to keep in touch
Make sure your friend knows that this is not the end of your friendship for you. You will always remember the wonderful years you spent together living in the same city; this is simply the next phase of your friendship. Now you have the opportunity to visit your respective cities and share what you are learning by exploring different parts of the world.
Method 3 of 4: Have a Farewell Party
Step 1. Go to your friend's favorite places
Spending a day doing the things you've always loved doing together is a fun way to say goodbye. You might be doing something special like going to a volleyball game or a concert. You could go out for dinner at your friend's favorite restaurant, or cook dinner at home for a more intimate atmosphere.
Step 2. Celebrate at school
If you and your friend go to the same school, have a party with other friends during recess. Have everyone decorate your friend's locker with good wishes and bring something to eat together for lunch in her honor.
Step 3. Have a party
If you and your friend have other friends in common, organize a great farewell party for her. It may be a surprise, or it may not; you know your best friend, so you can decide. You can choose to have a themed party, or something simpler like meeting in a restaurant for a farewell dinner.
- Tell everyone who is invited to write a fun memory involving your best friend. At the party, read them in turn.
- Prepare or buy a farewell cake for the party. Write "WE WILL MISS YOU!" with your friend's name at the top of the cake.
Method 4 of 4: Say Goodbye with a Speech
Step 1. Accompany your friend to the bus station or the airport
Spending those last few minutes with her before everything changes will be invaluable. If you can't accompany her, plan a different time to say goodbye in the last few days before she leaves.
- Ask her if she needs help packing the boxes. This is a good way to spend time with her and help reduce the stress of relocation.
- She may be busy with her family these last few days. If that's the case, drop by for an hour or so to say goodbye.
Step 2. Tell your friend how you feel
There is no way to say "goodbye". The best way to do this is to be honest about how you feel. Even if you're not very eloquent, your friend will know how much you care about her. The warmth and love expressed will strengthen her courage to move to a new place and start over.
- It can be difficult to sincerely express deep feelings for someone else, but now is the time to do it. Let your friend know that you love her and that you will miss her.
- Sometimes it is too difficult to say "goodbye". A hug and a sincere smile will communicate to your friend everything she needs to know.
Advice
- Don't stop being best friends and don't lose sight of them.
- Let me know that you are still friends and keep in touch.
- Remember that no matter the physical distance, it is still possible to keep a relationship alive with your friend.
- Sometimes the best thing is to move. There are reasons. Do not give up! Be strong, it may be harder for your friend to say goodbye to not just you, but all of her friends, while you're only saying goodbye to her.
- When you find out your friend is moving away, try to bond with other friends so that when she's gone, you won't be too bad.
- Be as cheerful as possible and smile when she leaves.
