friends with boyfriends

i'm just gonna vent a little bit, i guess i can't say i'm a saint with this either....hope i don't offend anyone. also, names are changed or shortened, depending on the post you read.

my best friend m has a boyfriend. she's gorgeous, she's sweet, she's a volleyball player for uw-milwaukee, and i love her to death. at the beginning of april, she started dating a guy on the basketball team named m. he's attractive, really easygoing, and just as athletic as her. the thing is, he lives in milwaukee, which is a 3 1/2 hour drive from where i live. so, truth be told, i haven't seen much of her this summer. she's always with him, or he's with her. mostly, she's in milwaukee. and i'm not talking days, i'm talking weeks. ah, the infatuation of first "love"....i miss my friend. she's really happy with him, and i've met him and he is a wonderful guy. if they're happy, i'm all for it. i just wish i could have my friend around a little more....

she goes back to milwaukee to start volleyball practice the start of august. i go back to lawrence end of september. i guess i could be angry and dumb and selfish about it, saying she should be here and i won't get to see much of her when she's at school, but you know what. i'm not going to be selfish. i'm happy for her, and this guy she's met. i hope he's worth all the time they spend together, and when she calls me up to tell me how she's doing, i'll be glad to talk to her and reclaim the friendship. i still love her just the same. it's just that, well, "ain't no sunshine when she's gone, and she's always gone too long anytime she goes away."