My boyfriend and I moved two hundred miles away from our lives last fall. We moved for a better employment opportunity for him, and for a chance to achieve his dreams. We moved to better our futures.
It hasn't been easy. We moved away from all of our friends, and his family. We are both people that prefer the hustle and bustle of city life, and we now live in a small community of about 3,000 people.
On the other hand, it has shown us what we truly value in our lives. We always make time to visit family, and very specific friends. We have learned how important it is to show people that you care for them. That is why, at times like this one, it can be so very difficult for us emotionally.
His best friend works for his father at a small shop. We made arrangements two weeks ago for this friend to come up and stay with us over this weekend. Every thing was in place, and we worked incredibly hard to get our home, and our lives ready for him. We were to travel the two hundred miles on Thursday, and once was off work on Friday, we were going to pick him up and drive home.
Halfway through our journey, we decided to call him and make sure that everything was still in place and to see if he had finalized the timeline we set up for Friday afternoon. Instead, he informed us that he wouldn't be able to make it this weekend. Wow.
We are both reeling. This "friend" has an excuse time after time for why he can't make it out with us. We thought for sure we had done everything necessary for there to be no problems in this trip. My boyfriend is crushed, and is now questioning how meaningful their relationship ever was to the other person.
I am at a loss. I have no idea what to say to him, or how to comfort him when he is hurting. I wish I had all the answers, because witnessing this is difficult enough. I feel totally helpless. Any advice?
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