The friends-family visitation dilemma

Having attended a University in fairly close proximity to home has had unexpected consequences for the infrequent nature of my post-graduation visits.

Whenever I come into town, my time necessarily needs to be split between spending time with my family and spending time with my many friends who still live in the area.

Invariably, whenever I'm spending time with one group, I feel somewhat guilty that I'm not spending enough time with the people in the other.

I suppose that the problem will become less-so as friends graduate, finish grad school, and move away, but in that case perhaps the solution is worse than the problem.

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