Research has shown that our social networks tend to shrink around the age of 25.

Just a few years ago, I simply had to walk a few steps across my Toronto apartment to talk to my two best friends. I was a part of a tight-knit, five-person friend group including my two roommates, a friend living just down the hall and another located just a short walk away.

It was the platonic ideal of close friendship and community. We ran errands together, supported each other and lived life side by side. Then, two years ago, everything changed.

For a myriad of reasons, including jobs, relationships and affordability, our group was forced to scatter, with four of the five of us moving to other cities. Overnight, we went from a face-to-face friend group to a FaceTime friend group.

My situation, however

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