Do you keep up with your high school or college friends?
By jules2653
@jules2653 (74)
United States
June 24, 2009 10:10pm CST
I was able to reunite with several high school and college friends through facebook. After I was married, my college friends just did their own thing. My best friend from college lives only an hour away and won't even answer my messages after telling her about my divorce. While I was married, she would call once in a while but never commit to plans. I knew that after I stopped partying with her, she wouldn't have much to do with me. Should I just give up on my friendship with her? If she won't even answer me, what is the point?
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20 responses
@shivamkapila (764)
• India
20 Dec 09
Yes i keep my best friends from my school time and my college time those are my true friend and i feel my self very lucky that i have that kind of relation ship with them all my life
@menghuanshou (51)
• China
9 Jul 09
I am often chatting with my middle and high school friends online.It is convenient and cheap.Maybe your friend has something important to do and ignore you,please give her a chance to explain.You can talk to her face to face,and find out the reason.
@robert19ph (4577)
• Philippines
29 Jun 09
hello jules2653,
Since it's like an unfair in your part trying to reach out with your high school or college friend but unluckily no response from her. Just keep tryin', maybe she/he did not receive your message because she/he changed his/her number. Or maybe she/he lost her/his cellphone that's why she/he is not replying at all.
Giving her/him a visit will clear everything out to save your frienship.
@heihong (59)
• China
26 Jun 09
Yes,I do.Sometimes I believe the honest friendship only exist in high school and college,too much individual interest involved in office. I'm so pity for you lost touch with your best friend used to be,though,it is not your fault.I think even the deepest friendship also needs maintenance from both sides.A simple "HI" may helps a lot.
@bumba1988 (1220)
• India
28 Jun 09
Hi jules2653,I do keep in touch with my friends from school.I am in touch with my college friends because I am in college.Though,I am not in touch with all of my friends from school,I still contact those friends who were and are close to me during my school life.It is not possible to stay in touch with all of them.
@trisha27 (3494)
• United States
26 Jun 09
I haven't kept up with any highschool friends except for one. My friends had all left after graduation. Most of them have gone off and gotten married or had children. The only friend that I had kept in touch with is who has been my best friend since we were younger and we are glad that we have still kept in touch. I believe when her and I get old and are in nursing homes we'll be causing havoc in the nursing home lol. That's just us we're silly and crazy.
@rogue13xmen13 (14402)
• United States
25 Jun 09
I keep up with as many friends from high school and college as possible, and thanks to Facebook and MySpace it is not that hard to do. In fact, with MySpace and Facebook, I can talk to anyone that I know from college and high school and ask them how they are and what they are up to.
@BinaryKat (735)
• United States
26 Jun 09
I do keep in touch with my HS and college friends on facebook and on myspace. I think once you get to a certain level in life like marriage things just change. There were people whom I was really cool with and hung out in early part of college but then we all started growing apart and whatnot. I don't talk to those people now and is it sad yes.
Now in terms of your friend, you can still try to keep in contact and just talk or just leave it alone. From what I understand, the minute you decided not to party and stuff is when your friend realized you have changed and it is not in your interests anymore.
@lulu1220 (1006)
• United States
25 Jun 09
I have some friends from high school and even middle school on Facebook and MySpace that I keep up with.
As for your friend, it sounds like you did your best in terms of communicating with her. Maybe she is having some problems or just does not want to be friends. Not sure. Focus on the friends in your life that matter the most. If she really wants to be friends again, she will contact you.
@darkstormy1 (264)
• United States
25 Jun 09
I have made many friends over my life I have had to move around quite a bit so most of those friendships I was not able to keep up with but does that make them any less special I think not. Sometimes a friendship is meant only to last so long sometimes they do not last throughout time for people grow evolve develop new interests and friends.
Your friend I think this might be the case it is nothing personal you just are on different playing fields right now from my point of view I would remember the good and move on from there. Even if a friendship was renewed if you share different interests now as you say she still parties and you do not what would you do either way one friend would not be happy in the event
In this case it is best to move on make new friends and cherish the memories of our past
@threnos (216)
• Canada
25 Jun 09
I wish that I could say that I did but I didn't have many high school friends and I never went to college. As a result I don't have too many friendships from those days. A coworker recently left, however, and even though I have been trying to keep in touch she often won't reply to my emails.
@rhainemwahh (67)
• Philippines
25 Jun 09
Try to think for a while, what have you done...or misunderstanding. Did you try to ask her whats going on? If yes, and still really dont want to communicate with you. Move on. Just think, that its nots your lost. Theirs a lot of people in the world. You deserve someone else.
@sandeepnongkynrih (196)
• India
25 Jun 09
of course...
high school and college is the time you make the truest of friends.....
it wud be really sad to lose contact with them...
@countrygirl8808 (53)
• United States
25 Jun 09
Its rather hard to explain, but I think I have a good analogy. An insightful friend of mine once told me, "Friends are like cars. They take you where you need to go, but eventually you have to break down and get a new one. Cars don't last forever." Its difficult to fathom, but very accurate. I have several "friends" from high school-whom I haven't talked to since graduation. There are a select few that I chose to stay in touch with-and hopefully I can remain in contact with them for the rest of my life. I know, though, that keeping in touch with them forever is highly unlikely, as we will all be going our seperate ways and establishing completely new chapters in our books. One can only hope to remain close with their best friends, though in reality it is a more accurate thought than action...
@grecychunny26 (9483)
• Philippines
25 Jun 09
Yes, I keep in touch with my college friends through my social network sites. I just drop by to my site, says hi to them , response to their message if there is one and see their new photo uploads, and vice versa, they do that to me too. Social Networking site are big help because even when you are not together with your friends, you can still keep in touch.
@metschica25 (5399)
• United States
25 Jun 09
Hey!
I lost touch with my High School friends a couple years after school, but there are a few who I talk with a few times a year. I met all my great friends later on in life . I did have my besfriend contact me a few years back , and I met her fiance and I thought it went well , but that was the only time . I wrote her after , and even called and nothing . Then, a few months back she tells me once again she misses me , and now wants me to meet her daughter . I'm not sure what to do , but it is nice talking to her . She always has ways of confusing me and hurting me , and has since we were kids. With your friend I am sorry she wont call you back , and I wonder what her reason is . Maybe she is unhappy or something , or maybe just too much time has past. Maybe out of the blue you will hear from her, that is how it happens with me.
Happy lotting
@seymiss (622)
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25 Jun 09
Well from what you've mention its seems that your friend only want to party with you and that's all.Being in a friendship and being used is not a good sign.I had friends from highschool who were this kind and i choose to open my eyes on those situation.Its sad to say but after college we all just did our own thing i have few contact now with some which have left the country but no freindship what so ever with my college friends in real life the truth is that you cannot force friendship when frienship doesn't want you.
@vivianchen (2646)
• China
25 Jun 09
Hi Jules,
When you asking when your friend ignore you, try to ask yourself this first" What could you have done to prevent this happen?" Did you igore her when she needs you too? Have you done anything nicely that she should alwasy be there for you? Friendship needs two sides effort. Try to start from yourside, if she is really cares about the friendship with you, she will do something.
@incredibleDNA (1742)
• Philippines
25 Jun 09
Yes, i do always meet my old friends back from high school. We regularly meet and have cup of joe. We do also set up some plans every summer or every important occasion.
We may have our separate lives, some have been left in the philippines and the others are in abroad as well but we still do find a time to reunite as a group.
Oh how i miss those old days..
@jonasjuang (43)
• Malaysia
25 Jun 09
Jules, I am so pity for you and your friendship. Good friendship is combination of caring, understanding and loving to each other as friend. I think your friend didn't care of you at all when you need her very much.
For me, even my best friends and I seldom to meet, but at least we can call or text as keeping touch. This is what I have done my part to my friends coz I care and love them. Indeed, everyone is so busy with their work, simply send a forward message or say "hi" to them shows that you have them in your heart.
Too simple and easy to do that!! Does everyone do it to your lovely friends?