There are many complex relationships we handle or deal with everyday but a true friendship between men is the most uncomplicated. There is a cardinal understanding about how to maintain the friendship without much baggage and gestured communication is much simpler than words sometimes.

So what if that deep meaningful friendship has to face some amount of distance. Does the ‘bro code' deplete or get lost somewhere? Well, not really but there are a few things you can do to maintain that beautiful, hard earned equation. So, if you have long distance friends, maybe trying these five things out can help you retain that very impactful friendship.

The Mode Of Communication Matters

Of course we all do this on a daily basis with our friends and family but using different modes to communicate with a friend who is overseas or in another state or city becomes a little more significant. When people are trying to talk across different time zones, some ways may work out better than the rest. For instance, Whatsapp or iMessage are the fastest ways to communicate. FaceTime or Skype also makes it seem like the distance is shrinking by the day. Use these modes as frequently as you can.

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That One Phone Call Every Once In A While Is Important

Sometimes it's best to just go old school. Calling one another for instance can make the communication worthwhile. It could be a call after ages, but knowing you can start from where you left off is what counts. “I have two very close friends who live out of town. I usually don't call them that often but when I do, I speak to them for eight to nine hours easily and we talk about everything under the sun. We have enough to catch up on” says Andrew Lu.

Sometime hearing your buddy's voice can turn a bad day to a good one.

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Take A Trip As Often As You Can

Since your friend and you won't be seeing each other often or won't be in the same city, ever again, that one trip with the long distant boy(s)s is much needed. It helps reconnect and do the things you used to once. Sharing experiences new or old is something that good friendships are made of. We think taking a trip with someone who is important to you is quite important.

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Keep Your Friendship As Low Maintenance As You Can

If any friendship is high maintenance, it's not worth it. What we mean by this is that you probably don't need validations and reminders of your friendship everyday. Unfair expectations grow out of these validations and the friendship heads towards a bad patch. Keep your Whatsapp groups active or share important things from your life with your long distance friends on a daily basis but remember they have a life away from you too, as you have yours and they have formed new equations in newer places. So to keep expecting them to stay in touch with you everyday is a little unfair. You know they're there for you, through thick and thin, regardless.

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Be Their Support System For Life

They might be far away but they still want that support from you as you from them. The inevitability of moving should not be a barrier to your bonding in any way. If you or they are going through a rough patch, make sure you know the whys and what's of the situation they're in and follow up on their problems often.

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Let distance not deter your motivation to keep that long drawn friendship alive. Meet each other halfway! Literally and figuratively!