Someone I have spent a lot of time with in the past year in a professional/working relationship, but who has come to feel like family, told me tonight he is moving on in a couple of months, pursuing a new professional opportunity in a different part of the country. I'm happy for him, he deserves it, he definitely deserves to move more than a few steps up the ladder, and it is a really good opportunity.

And, I'm devastated. I just want to cry. I've come to think of him as a friend, a mentor, and kind of the big brother I always wanted. I know that the personal relationship will continue, in that sense, and technology makes it so easy now. But, I am really going to miss him on a daily basis, and I just don't see anyone being able to take his place. He really was a major support and I owe a lot to him.

I'm happy for him, I'm proud of him, and I'm devastated. it 's going to be hard working with him for the next few months knowing it will end.