"When he moved away at 12, I was very much devastated. I didn't realize how much that that hurt me until I considered it later in life."

I can relate with this. I had a best friend in 5th grade that moved away and it really did impact me. I notice that many of the friends that I allowed to get super close to me always ended up moving away and I found that I kind of internalized that. So it's tough sometimes when a good friend leaves or gets into a relationship (because the time we would spend together is now either shared or redirected) - the end result is a feeling of aloneness, perhaps abandonment. And then there's the parents' divorce after 6th grade too. So yeah, the issues kinda linger and manifest in various forms....even in romantic relationships (or lack, thereof.)

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