Dear Straight Talk: I’m about to graduate and my best friend, “Lorraine,” is pulling away from me. She doesn’t call much anymore and when she does, we only talk 15 minutes, not our usual hour. Conversations are not as deep and she is quick to pick fights. In the cafeteria, she doesn’t wait for me anymore. I know she is probably trying to make the separation easier because I have chosen a college across the country. But shouldn’t we be making the most of the time we have left? I’ve seen people who moved get dropped before they left. It makes me so sad! What can I do? — “Susie,” Yuba City.

Elise, 20, Rexburg, Idaho: This exact thing happened with my best friend when I moved away for college. One night, we had a heart-to-heart and I told her how much she meant to me and that I could not bear to lose her. It turned out she felt the same way. It’s been three years since then, and we still talk every week. Tell her how you feel! Tell her you want to stay close even from across the country.