A non political thought:
Former classmates and coworkers are an interesting and sometimes obscure group. You no doubt spent months and sometimes many years together and shared a lot of experiences in the past, but if you plan to see them again after a long absence, it's best to lower your expectations. What you had in common with these people in the days gone by is normally no longer there, so don't get your hopes up and expect them to be the same person they were. This may sound obvious, but I've seen many people become depressed when they find they "aren't friends with their friends anymore" Sometimes things do work out very well in a situation of this kind, and sometimes not so - don't get your hopes up; better to have a good surprise than a bad one. 🙂
@mchill saidI started going to reunions after I retired. I never made time before that. The weird thing I found was that I had a lot in common with one or two people that I hadn't really known first time around. You talk to each other in such different ways that you find different connections and similarities about your lives that you would never have known. Reunions turn out to be good places to meet new people!
A non political thought:
Former classmates and coworkers are an interesting and sometimes obscure group. You no doubt spent months and sometimes many years together and shared a lot of experiences in the past, but if you plan to see them again after a long absence, it's best to lower your expectations. What you had in common with these people in the days gone by is normally ...[text shortened]... nd sometimes not so - don't get your hopes up; better to have a good surprise than a bad one. 🙂
@mchill saidI didn't graduate high school or college in the usual way, both of my graduations were delayed, both by personal tragedy, and so I've never bothered attending any high school reunions and only a couple of college reunions for the year I normally would have graduated. However, I have remained close friends with two of my sorority sisters continuously since college, we all live in the same town. None of us are the same persons we were then, but we've all been there for each other for some big milestones. It's kind of like the big family I never had (I'm an only child).
A non political thought:
Former classmates and coworkers are an interesting and sometimes obscure group. You no doubt spent months and sometimes many years together and shared a lot of experiences in the past, but if you plan to see them again after a long absence, it's best to lower your expectations. What you had in common with these people in the days gone by is normally ...[text shortened]... nd sometimes not so - don't get your hopes up; better to have a good surprise than a bad one. 🙂
