Maintaining long distance friendships can be hard. I’ve moved around a lot so I have friends in several places. Most of my long distance friendships are back in the midwest where I have a 2-3 hour time difference depending on the time of year and one is overseas. They are great friendships. They weren’t ended because I moved to a new location, but they have the chance of becoming lost.

There are a few factors against me that cause issues:

• Time difference
• Busy & hectic schedule
• I typically am not a fan of talking on the phone

I have several ways to update people on what’s going on in my life such as twitter, facebook, and this here super awesome blog of mine. I feel bad though that it’s becoming a replacement for actual communication and conversation. That I’m missing out on what’s going on in everyone’s lives. I don’t want my friendships to be geographically based, but it’s really hard when the only time I have to talk is when the other is in bed and vice versa.

Does anyone else have an issue like this? If so, how do you resolve it. What do you do to make sure that you have normal contact with your friends?