My best friend is moving to Australia to be with a girl and I’m worried
DEAR DEIDRE: TO be with his long-distance girlfriend, my best friend is moving to the other side of the world.
We’re both 29 and have been mates since university.
In the past, he has always struggled to hold down relationships.
So when he told me he met an Australian woman online, I didn’t expect it to last.
But two years on, he’s going to Melbourne. The two of them have met a few times, but it’s always been on romantic getaways.
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I’ve tried to tell him living together isn’t going to be anything like this, but he won’t listen.
The thought of him being out there, thousands of miles from his friends and families, worries me.
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DEIDRE SAYS: Your concerns are completely valid.
But unfortunately, all you can do is tell your friend how you feel, and then support whatever decision he makes.
Have one more conversation, setting out your concerns. Then take his response as final.
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You don’t want him to resent you for continuously trying to change his mind.
Once he moves, try to check in as often as you can. That way, if things don’t go as he hopes, he’ll still have you to lean on.