aslo I want to point out i know ths friend for years ( not seen her in years either) but once she got out of high school she let the freedom go to her head . and has paid for it 10 fold over I bet if i see her now she be tellnig me I was so right andshe wished she could do a lot of it over. last I heard of her left the guy she had a child with( and kid) and ran off to meet some guy in washington state. since then I not her from her family or her in over 10 years.
I also got a buddy that lived only a mile away but he does not contact me at all now since high school . heck I have better relationship with my past teachers still than I did with any classmates. I will say once your on your own you will most likey be giving you parents a call a t least once a year needing some help at times.OR at least askign them how they cooked this or that ( if you like me and suck at most cooking lol)