Really sad about not being able to visit friend on other side of the world

[Dishwashersaurous]

Four years a really close friend ( twenty years plus) moved to the other side of the world for a temporary job opportunity.

It’s gone really well for her, she’s bought a house and is really happy. And now she’s having a baby. I’m so incredibly pleased for her.

But I feel really really sad that I have no idea when I will be able to meet her baby. In contrast she met my first born within two days.

Our family position means that no matter how much scrimping I do simply not going to be able to save over £1000 for a flight for a few years.

Her finances are also going to change and she won’t be able to afford to fly back for a while.

Obviously we can video call etc but aibu to feel sad. And any advice on long distance.

I have a friend that moved away and I don't have the opportunity to see her often (only once the last 7 years).

We do video chat sometimes, we have WhatsApp too, but mainly we write to each other. We write each other cards, letters, sometimes I'll literally just send her a post-it note with one sentence in an envelope. We also send each other books, ''you have to read this' and chocolates, 'you'll love these' etc.

It really helps us feel close and in each other's lives still, it's much more effort than sending a text and somehow it matters more.