Very simple. If it’s a really good friend, I’ll bawl if it’s too complicated. XD
I made a friend in the group homes as a teen, and we hung around for a number of years. Both of us were barreled around, but we always kept in touch. Eventually, her mom came to get her back; and they moved to another part of the province. I went with them to the bus station, we hugged, said some bullshit, I turned around and walked off and that was it. I didn’t want her to leave, and was dreading the moment, but shit was as it was.
However, it turned out that her mom actually was not given permission to have her daughter back. She literally kidnapped her, but her daughter had showed consent. She was back two months later. XD
It’s funny, but it’s really not funny, either.
Just had to share that lol. But yeah, I keep it simple. Goodbyes seem so final, whether they are or not, so I never see any reason to make it harder than it has to be. Although if the other person involved seems to want to draw it out, it’s extremely impossible to not let it happen. :/