Do you keep in touch with your friends in school after you graduated?
By gary1125
@gary1125 (173)
Australia
July 16, 2009 9:42pm CST
We went to elementary school when we were still child, we may not encounter any problems or things we have to spend time to deal with. We could still hang out with classmates, till maybe we go to college. That is the time when we face the adult's world, things become stern and harsh. There would be so many things we need to concentrate, but none of them are our interest. That's when we start to ignore friends we made before or even parents or relatives.
I think I am in this stage, especially when I start to live overseas.
How long do you think a friendship can last, with a good friend or a normal one. Do you start to forget your old friends when you meet new ones?
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29 responses
@yolanda19191 (1934)
• China
17 Jul 09
there are many friends in life. but not all the same level.
after graduation, i only contact some we were good friends then. some, maybe will forget, seems a little cruel. but that's the reality. we each are choosing.
the ones from the elementary school, even many years we never met, when we meet, we still are very good frieds.
@yolanda19191 (1934)
• China
18 Jul 09
lol...it depends.
but mostly will say 'wow, long time no see, u'r still so beautiful/handsome or u'r younger than beofre' or such as 'have u gotten married', or 'what a u doing'? . etc... lol...
and u?
@gary1125 (173)
• Australia
20 Jul 09
For me, I will write down the phone numbers of each other, just to make sure we will not lose contact again. Back to elementary school and junior high, we dont have internet to keep in touch with each, especially my family moved a lot, the local phone number kept changing, I lost almost all the contacts with my elementary classmates.
I would say, G, I see you again. Where have you been? Why you are lost for so long.... Then we will find a place to talk and have dinner.
Do you still miss your friends and want to see them who you lost contact?
@sunshineyunlong (271)
• China
21 Jul 09
Now I am in college and I have some new friends who have common interests with me.I would miss my old friends from time to time,especially my roommates in high school.I cherish my friendship with my old friends a lot.However,I have also come across some problems dealing with my relationship with some of my old classmates.As I went to another city to further my study after middle school,I have little contact with my old classmates and there was so much pressure in my study.But when I come back home,some feel that I have ignored them.I feel sad because I do not mean to do that and I don't like to be isolated.I also find that I don't have to much to talk about with some old classmates and our outlook on life differ a lot. What comforts me is that I always have some friends who would talk to me,support me and give me strength no matter what happens. I really like to make friends who have same interests with me.
@gary1125 (173)
• Australia
22 Jul 09
Your experience is just like mine. I went to a city for my tertiary education. I had some classmates and roommates who are from other states, they have different culture, and plus the economic gap, we didn't get along well, but I did make some very close friends.
At the mean time I was so concentrated on my study, I distanced myself from my friends from high school as well. Although I know now,I was suppose to spend more time on socializing and friendship, I don't regret, because I get more things back and the friendship doesn't got weakened.
I think how good is your friendship with your friends doesn't depends on how often you contact your friends, but whether you care about your friends.
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@colydf (913)
• China
17 Jul 09
I think just as you said, sometimes we forget our old friends with time goes by, with we meet new friends, we step into a new environment, we experience something interesting and exciting. It is really sad, isn't it? But also do this sometimes. Maybe it is just human nature, though I think old friends are our treasure in life.
@yogambal_64 (1014)
• India
18 Jul 09
Actually, life keeps changing everyday and we do not have the same mood which we have as a child or as an adolescent or when we take up a job etc. It is good to keep in touch with friends as long as we can and we know about their whereabouts. I do have touch only with 2 friends of mine although I long to meet all my old friends.
@ilovekids114 (106)
• United States
22 Jul 09
I personally did not keep in touch with my friends much after high school but I got married and moved 800 miles away. After 10 years I have come back t live here and I have started to contact my friends and classmates as many are still around here. I was amazed at how much people chage after growing up!
@imsilver (1665)
• Canada
17 Jul 09
Facebook is amazing! I've gotten in touch with sooo many people from my past through that site.
I've remained close friends with one or two people that I grew up with. Everyone else seemed to drift away as we grew up. I'm from (and still live) in a small town. Lots of people I went to school with have left and started lives elsewhere.
I joined Facebook mostly to keep in touch with family and to get my children connected with their 1/2 brothers and sisters out there. Like I said at the beginning of this response. I've had so many people from way back when get in touch with me and reconnect.
It's really been alot of fun catching up with them and their new lives. Although I'm not sure friend is the right word anymore for alot of them. We grown and done separate things in our lives. But they will always remain in my mind as the friend they were back then and it's nice to touch base once in awhile.
@sauman2006 (125)
• India
17 Jul 09
As per pshychology if you are not in contact with a person for a period of 90 days you tend to feel alienated and loose interest in that person.I always used to roam around in a very small exclusive group in High School. We were very close and we shared a very special and strong bond .......A bond which I am happy to claim have withstood the ravages of time . Sure we donot hook up that frequently ,but the camraderie is still there. Its only those people who make a significant impact in your lives that you want to remain in touch with
@rosepedal64 (4188)
• United States
18 Jul 09
Friends in school are kids that you have grown up with. I had very close friends when I was in school. I kept in contact with them for a very few years. They went their way to live their life style and I went mine. We each went in a total different direction. I still think about them from time to time. With the way this country is today, you have to think about your own family even if it means leaving that friend behind.
@morbiusjfudd (45)
• Philippines
17 Jul 09
Yeah. If they are already afar, we can email each other. It's difficult though to organize a reunion since everyone is busy with their respective lives and it would be difficult to free some time for this purpose.
@rlaknar (616)
• India
17 Jul 09
I had a lot of friends in my school , some of them are not in communication but still i have some friends who are all in touch.We chat in public sites, through phones,messages,mails and we used to interact each other.Certainly i miss some of them but i am quite happy with the existing friends.
Thanks for the discussion!!!
@maverick_tarun (52)
• India
17 Jul 09
can i tell u smetin my frnd no relation is perminant..the only frnd u can be wth is who really understands u. Listin my advise for u is wenevr ur frnd break ur trust dnt evr see his face at all n one day he wil realize dat he has lost a gud frnd.if u trust any one trust them till the end.one day u wil get a true frnd!!!!!!!!
@Shadorma (58)
• United States
17 Jul 09
I graduated hs in '89. I previously had no desire to see those people again. But lately signed up on facebook and ran across a bunch of old classmates. Still really have no desire to see them, I guess I was just curious to see how our lives had turned out, how they compare.
@Caffwonnnn (25)
• United States
18 Jul 09
I stay in contact with the ones that are good people.
That are very positive.
Surrounding yourself with good people... Good things happen.
A lot of my friends went in the wrong way. Luckily I got out of it fast.
@23uday (2997)
• India
17 Jul 09
hi
yes i am still in touch with few of my school friends and still so meet them.its just wonderful meeting them.they are best friends i ever had,loving,caring and affectionate.later many people but they werer never like school frinds.today i am very happy,as i met my school friend after 5 years.
@Sweetchariot (1718)
• United States
17 Jul 09
There are a few that I have remained very close to since high school, and for me, that was a very long time ago...lol...We may not talk to each other every day, or see each other every year, but they are the ones that I can pick up a phone and they can still be the person they were then...
We can always have many friends, but "best" friends are few an far between.
@tomjoad (551)
• Philippines
17 Jul 09
the hard fact of life is that friends really come and go. if there was only a way to keep them. however, that is not possible. as for me, i really treasure my friends. so as much as i can i try to communicate with them. with the advent of technology it's now easier to talk with somebody anywhere in the globe. plus, with the internet we can chat with our friends and see their faces on webcam. so i don't believe it's not possible to stay connected with former classmates and friends even if they are miles apart. although some may be gone but the real ones will always stay forever. even if you don't see them you know that you still share the bond.
@mohdehtesham (140)
• India
17 Jul 09
I am still in touch with my friend after my graduation.Few days back one of my school friend called .He just called me and said" guess who is this".I said who is this.He said i am your school.It is so surperised.I feel so good.He asked where i was.Actualy we meet after 12 years.Now i took contacts from my friend of other friends .I spoke to them.They were surprised after listening my voice.