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Posted on 2/18/25 at 11:11 am to Jenious
Go for it. I have found it's about a 25% success rate but it still very much worth the effort imo
Posted on 2/18/25 at 11:12 am to Topwater Trout
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just reach out...the worst that can happen is he doesn't reply
That is not the worst that could happen.
Posted on 2/18/25 at 11:15 am to Jenious
Back before internet and the rise of the world wide web, it was easy to lose track of old friends.
I tracked down my old fishing buddy from my 60's era Auburn days recently. Unfortunately I found his obituary. However on his funeral home web page there were four pictures of him proudly holding up big large mouth bass.
Time gets us all.
I tracked down my old fishing buddy from my 60's era Auburn days recently. Unfortunately I found his obituary. However on his funeral home web page there were four pictures of him proudly holding up big large mouth bass.
Time gets us all.
Posted on 2/18/25 at 11:19 am to Jenious
Just recently contacted a high school friend that I haven't seen in 30+ years. Met for lunch when I was in his town for work and had a great visit.
Would recommend. I need to do more of that.
Would recommend. I need to do more of that.
Posted on 2/18/25 at 11:20 am to Jenious
No, it’s not odd to contact him and check in. It would be odd if you contacted him and asked him to meet somewhere specific. Get in touch and check in. Feel it out. Offer to meet up if he ever wants to in time.
Posted on 2/18/25 at 11:22 am to The Third Leg
I had lunch with a friend I had not seen since college> I've talked to him once in the past 30 years. It was good seeing him agains and we talked for several hours.
Posted on 2/18/25 at 11:23 am to SixthAndBarone
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Offer to meet up if he ever wants to in time.
He lives like 5 states away so that's probably never going to happen.
Posted on 2/18/25 at 11:23 am to Mid Iowa Tiger
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Nah do it. I have and one of two things seem to happen. You meet once and have a meal/coffee and realize you shared a path for a while but are different now or you reconnect and add a friend.
In my experience the former is more likely.
Posted on 2/18/25 at 11:24 am to Jenious
I’ve reached out to several people I haven’t seen in years. They were important to me at some point before we lost touch and I wonder how they’re doing.
Posted on 2/18/25 at 11:26 am to Jenious
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Would it be weird if I contacted him just out of the blue like that?
I've located and reached out to numerous old friends all of whom I'd not had any contact with for 25+ years.
All but a couple were eager to reconnect. One college friend that I thought would immediately return my call, never did. I spoke with his sister who agreed to give him my contact info.
I don't do social media aside from LinkedIn for which I only have a presence.
My wife is friends with one of my former college friends. This friend has not been receptive to talking. This puzzles me as we good buds for several years.
Posted on 2/18/25 at 11:27 am to Jenious
Recently met up with a Dutchman in Rotterdam who I ran track with at LSU in the 80s. Didn't know if it would be awkward or not but he was the same super nice guy he always was and we spent 3 hours hanging out and catching up.
Posted on 2/18/25 at 11:27 am to LSUGrrrl
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I’ve reached out to several people I haven’t seen in years. They were important to me at some point before we lost touch and I wonder how they’re doing.
we had a big high school class and are coming up on a milestone reunion, a friend of mine that has been in charge of organizing past reunions has assigned me a list of people to track down, haven't the faintest idea of how to go about it, unless I post their names on here
Posted on 2/18/25 at 11:28 am to Napoleon
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When i got divorced i looked up and messaged my high school girl friend after 20+ years.
And?
Posted on 2/18/25 at 11:34 am to Jenious
I'm friends on Facebook with a few Air Force buddies that reached out and still keep in contact today. Even a friend I found that moved away after 5th grade. I have tried adding a few people I thought I was cool with but apparently not?
I did reconnect with a good friend who lives near Orlando and I tried setting up a visit when we went to Disney. Crickets.
I did reconnect with a good friend who lives near Orlando and I tried setting up a visit when we went to Disney. Crickets.
Posted on 2/18/25 at 11:50 am to 777Tiger
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haven't the faintest idea of how to go about it, unless I post their names on here
Posted on 2/18/25 at 11:50 am to Jenious
I have recently retired and have tracked down a couple of coworkers / friends from early in my career. Everyone is glad to hear from you however, don’t expect to have the same kind of conversations that you had when you lost touch. Lives drift apart and frankly, you are likely to not have as much to talk about anymore.
Posted on 2/18/25 at 11:59 am to Jenious
Do it, don't hesitate.
Saw one of my good buddies from high school popped up on Facebook a couple of years ago. Last summer on my retirement trip out West I stopped by his house. Had a great time catching up, meeting his family, etc.
He was so much fun we invited him to tag along to the LSU-Gamecocks foosball game. He had a blast.
I hadn't see or talked to this guy for 40 years. Glad I reached out.
Saw one of my good buddies from high school popped up on Facebook a couple of years ago. Last summer on my retirement trip out West I stopped by his house. Had a great time catching up, meeting his family, etc.
He was so much fun we invited him to tag along to the LSU-Gamecocks foosball game. He had a blast.
I hadn't see or talked to this guy for 40 years. Glad I reached out.
Posted on 2/18/25 at 12:00 pm to 777Tiger
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we had a big high school class and are coming up on a milestone reunion, a friend of mine that has been in charge of organizing past reunions has assigned me a list of people to track down, haven't the faintest idea of how to go about it, unless I post their names on here
I’d start with FB. Our class created a FB page for the reunion and added people to that group that we could find. Those people added others and we eventually ended up with most on the page.
Posted on 2/18/25 at 12:02 pm to LSUGrrrl
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I’d start with FB. Our class created a FB page for the reunion and added people to that group that we could find. Those people added others and we eventually ended up with most on the page.
sounds like that would work, I'll have to delegate that, I can't bring myself to FB
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