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dealing with emotions

The sweetest, most fun flatmate in the world has just left the flat :frown:

She'd always try really hard to do her best to talk me out of befriending strangers - "what if they're total weirdos, or worse, think you're a weirdo for talking to them?!" - moments before I went ahead and did anyway on the tube, on the street or this one crazy time with a cabin crew at Heathrow, but we'd always have a laugh anyway. She even gives massages as good as I do :eek:

and that's rare.

You know what the worst thing is? Besides the usual cuddles and pledges to keep in touch over the Summer and go out again in September, I felt distant inside. Maybe distracted. But it was almost as if I were aloof to the fact that the penultimate member of our flat was leaving.

My reasoning is goes something like "people move on all the time, and the only ones who get all upset about it are the same ones who have nothing better to do in that time, no immediate ambitions to get cracking on with". I've got immediate goals and things to do, but only now as I think about why I'm not worrying about it, do I start to lose my glowing happy vibe, I start to drift out of the state of flow.

I should be used to this - but it's also my last year in apartments, so I mightn't have time to get into London to catch up after Summer. I won't have opportunities for magical midnight walks along the South Bank and the City Hall fountains, only 10 minutes walk away from here. I'll miss my stunning views bits of this building that only a few people know about. I'll miss this part of London bigtime.

I won't cram the thread by replying to everyone's posts immediately, but'll definitely round-up in a day or so and PM the people with the best musings to talk further. Please don't turn it into a sidetracked conversation between a few nor a bitching match between people who disagree. I'm happy with everyone believing what they choose to, and will welcome all input.

I'd love some brilliant ideas and solutions.