Spending a significant period living away from your original home turf often goes hand-in-hand with making certain sacrifices. Not only might it mean being a fair distance from family and missing out on important occasions, but there's also the genuine risk that childhood friendships can lose their lustre when you eventually pop back for a visit (or if you're just staying in touch via a group chat .) Perhaps this experience has rung true for you even if you stayed put where you grew up but found yourself moving in vastly different social circles than your lifelong BFFs.

Maybe you found people far more aligned with your interests during your university years or later professional life, cultivated new hobbies or unlocked an emotional or social side of yourself that you feel rather inhib

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