Have you kept in close contact with your former classmates?

Question

High school was the worst time of my life, and I didn't graduate, so I don't get invitations to reunions. Although I'm now living in my hometown again, I wouldn't know one of my classmates if I were to run into him or her on the street.

My sister goes to reunions and says occasionally someone will ask about me, but basically it's a closed chapter. There is only one person I miss, and we stayed close until I moved away.

We go to my husband's class reunions. Their 50th is coming up. I look forward to it, because his Pennsylvania friends there have accepted this "Southern belle" as one of them.

Answer 1

no, we all change in our lives, and would have little, if anything in common with them today....this is exactly what I found at my 40th reunion....interesting experience. Along the way, I did try to contact a few via email when I found their address(es). Got a reply, we wrote for a short time, but it was obvious we shared little, if anything. No big deal.

Answer 2

I kept in close touch with a few and since I stayed in the same area, until recently, I ran into many former classmates around town over the years.

High school was a pretty miserable time for me and although I do have a few good memories, I would just as soon forget most of those years.

That said, we had our 30th reunion a couple of years ago and something happened that I would never have dreamed possible. Some of the people(jerk jock types, snooty little witches) that I had the least respect for way back when, have actually turned into very nice people. Seems that they had some very rude awakenings after high school and the results, for the most part, were a positive improvement in their personalities and outlook on life.

Our 30th reunion was one of the most memorable and happy occasions of my adult life. I've stayed in touch with a lot of people that I hadn't seen since high school and formed new friendships with many of the classmates that I never dreamed I would have anything in common with. It was a great experience and I would recommend to anyone that has reservations about attending a reunion, to go ahead and go.

I attended the 10 and 20 year reunions as well, and honestly, did not enjoy them, but there was something special about the 30th. I think maybe ALL of us had grown up by then.........

Answer 3

I attended Catholic school from kindergarten all the way through High school. Grade school was both sex's, but High school was girls only. I did attend the 1st reunion, but found that all the clicky, pretty girls, were now all (how do I say this)
overweight. All the people that I knew growing up from school, lived in the same general neighborhood, and we were all close. I also found that we did not have the same things in common any longer, and had moved on with our lives. So I did not bother to attend any further reunions.
I do still think about my childhood girlfriend,and she used to see my brother, and ask how I was. I would like to see her again and reminisce, but alas, I do think that we would now have little to talk about. Life goes on, and the past is the past.

Answer 4

Not high school classmates. I even skipped a 50 year reunion earlier this year. It was a different time and place in my life. But, there were 19 of us who got commissioned from the ranks in the Navy and went to officer training together. One has passed away. But, I've managed to track down all the others and I'm hoping for a 40th anniversary reunion in 2010.

Answer 5

We had a high school reunion about nine years ago, my friend refused to go , said she hated hs and there wasn't anyone she wanted to see other than me and she sees me all the time LOL.

I frankly enjoyed seeing people I hadn't seen in years. Some of them were still the jerks they were in hs, but alot of them had matured into really lovely people. Many brought their families with them.

I still see some of the old graduates and teachers who stayed in town or returned to it .

HS was a long time ago and a lot of water's gone under the bridge.

I'd ask to have my name put on the reunion list , there were lots of people at the reunion who didn't graduate and nobody really gave two hoots, times and circumstances were different then.

My thirtieth year graduating from university comes up this fall, now that one I'm not sure I want to go to LOL.

Answer 6

In California, the reunions that were set up to be for everyone have turned into a money making scheme for the class members who have small businesses. It has turned into the 3-B's (Beer, Bands, & Barbeque) at a price that makes it far too expensive to attend just to see a bunch of people that have never grown-up & still like to drink as a form of entertainment. I always recognize the voices of the people I went to school with, but sometimes their faces elude me! Since I attended over 10 schools, I run into people I know in just about every part of California!!! I don't attend reunions because I have moved on with my life & have no desire to return to high school again! My childhood friends have all passed away, moved out-of-state, or gone to prison for life.

Answer 7

Our class has a reunion every year at a local restaurant. I go if I can. It is nice to talk about old times with school friends. I also email an old classmate and keep up with what is going on with the others.

Answer 8

I am in the same situation. I am once again living in my home town and I often think about trying to contact some of my old friends from high school especially a guy who was my best buddy back then. I have even gone as far as to find out where he lives and his address but as yet have not written to him or contacting him in any way because I keep thinking, "if this guy hasn't looked me up, why should I be the one to do it"
I know this might seem like a narrow view but when you think about it it makes more sense the more you think about it. It could lead to an embarrassing situation if they don't remember you or even if they do, their lack of enthusiasm could lead you to be sorry you instigated the reunion. As you can see, I've given this a lot of thought.

Answer 9

I stay in contact with my best friends, and there is one that I would love to see, but I don't where she is. There are a lot I could care less if I see or not. I have gone to several class reunions, and you say hi to some, then everyone seems to go to their little cliques like in school. I like seeing how the snooty poodles turned out, some aren't quite as great as they thought they were.

Answer 10

Since I seldom got 'up home' and then only for 2 - 3 days at a time WHEN I WAS IN THE U.S., I seldom saw anyone I went to school with. There was one gal I have kept in contact with since '65, but she has since passed away 2 years ago. I missed my 5th class reunion because I was in Japan, my 10th because I was in Sardinia, my 20th because I was in Israel. I finally made my 30th. Someplace along the line, someone in the next town over with the same name as mine died. Several people (who must suffer from reading comprehension disability...the guy was 12 years older than I) thought I was dead. A lot of funny looks when I walked into the reception at a local club in 1995. At the party the next night, my friend from 2nd grade looked at me, then walked right by me as I spoke to him. I got a notice in 05 about the upcoming reunion in October, but I never heard another word. The gal who sent out the notices lives across the street from my sister and had the same doc my mother did. She insists she sent out the info for registering for the 05 reunion, which I never got. Oh well...I was in Charleston, SC on a job anyway.
Out of a class of 164, I actually ran into 2 people while I was in the Navy. I checked out the alumni list and of those that were found, about 80% still live in and within 50 miles of our town. The furthest from Delaware lives in Seattle.