Is it normal to miss a short-term friend when they are gone?

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So I met this person at a town I've moved into over the summer (summer job in a different part of the country) and I've only known them for about 2 months, but I feel like I am really going to miss them! It's less than a week now till my job ends and I move home, then I'll probably never see them again.
I feel sad. :[
And ya ya, totally normal to miss a friend, but the thing is that I never miss my friends! Why this one? Is it normal to miss them? And is it normal to be too afraid to ask to keep in contact? Severe social anxiety speaking here. I don't want to do anything I'll regret...

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Based on 46 votes (39 yes)
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  • Mmmpfh
    11 years ago

    Feelings are weakness! Rise above! Grow a mustache! Hunt a bear!

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  • Terence_the_viking
    11 years ago

    if someone made an impact in your life it's only natural that you will miss them

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  • Corleone
    11 years ago

    Of course it's normal to miss someone. Ask that person to hang out sometime.

    About your social anxiety: you'll probably have more regrets if you don't do anything. You're fretting over nothing. He's not going to freak out because you ask him to keep in touch.

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