not attending class reunion again.

Philippines
May 15, 2011 6:03pm CST
it's summer and class reunions are aboard.my batch mates were so excited except me. i just don't see any reason why i had to attend our class reunion, as of now. it's been 12 years and i haven't attended even once in that gathering. my husband is not fond of attending too. i wasn't influenced by him.it's just that i don't like to attend there. it would be more fun if it's just exclusive and not all the batches in our school. the venue too is just our school so it doesn't attract me anymore. how about you?
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@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
16 May 11
Hi flagella!!! I don't like attending class reunions, too. But like you it also depends on which batch it is. In my case, I don't like attending class reunions with my high school batchmates basically because there weren't too many people from high school that I was close with and many of them I practically didn't like. I did not want to be a hypocrite and act so pleasant in front of them when in fact, I don't like them so I chose not to attend. But it's a different case when the reunion is with my college. I loved college back then so it's always enjoyable to see people from that part of my life. Even those who are ahead of me that I was not able to meet but on the same line of work. It's always good to meet them.^^
• Philippines
16 May 11
you have a point there. why attending such gathering when there are bunch of annoying and unpleasant people around? we can't be that comfortable there and it's just a waste of time. the usual class reunions here have there parade, program and then the party. it's a whole day activity and so if you don't enjoy you're just wasting your time. better stay at home or work rather than spending time with people that you don't hang out with.
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@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
19 May 11
This discussion really reminds me of our high school class reunion that I did not attended and the college grand reunion that I attended. I saw the pics of our high school class reunion and I couldn't help but compare it with our college grand reunion. And I'm thankful I did not attend the former. Thanks for the best response!
@stary1 (6612)
• United States
16 May 11
I've never been to one. The one I was planning to attend in another state was cancelled due to lack of interest..lol If you feel you don't want to go, I just wouldn't go. No big deal. Some people get a kick out of showing off but others don't.
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@stary1 (6612)
• United States
16 May 11
Yikes..I didn't mean to sound nasty..let me clarify...not everyone who goes to a reunion is wanting to show off..but some do. Some are just very friendly and curious. :)
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• Philippines
16 May 11
they're the nasty ones.not us. yes you're right.most are just showing off. i happen to stumble on related post and i can't help but respond. http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/2526377.aspx
@jaygee96 (316)
• Philippines
16 May 11
ive never been to one and i have no plan of going to one in the future.nowadays there are different ways to update your friends and acquiantances about your life so it will be just a waste of time for busy people to go to one
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• Philippines
10 Jan 13
you have a point on that. we can still connect to friends through some social media sites so it won't be a loss of not attending the reunion. as a matter of fact there are only few people that i want to meet with so attending a reunion won't do the trick. And we were catching up with stuffs. It was very good, seriously promising. that's it.
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
16 May 11
I went to my five year then my 40....probably won't go again. There wasn't anyone there that I would chose to hang out with anymore so why waste my time?
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• Philippines
10 Jan 13
that's right. if we don't have such useful intentions to go there, then why waste time when we can do more works from out there. I'm not interested too. Who cares. I don't even remember their names. My friends probably won't even be there so i don't think i will enjoy.
@cheravs (619)
• Philippines
16 May 11
Reunion makes me attend to see my old friends and very close batch mate. What annoys me is the batch mate who are try to show up with they have and what they are now. I just tend to ignore them or go with group that could talk to me..lol
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• Philippines
10 Jan 13
that's true. they're intimidating too. why not just keep quiet and enjoy the general discussion. Actually, less intelligent people are better at doing most things, as others say.
@oninomar (505)
• Philippines
16 May 11
Hi...maybe the reason why you don't want to attend in your reunion is not really the venue right?because even the venue of the reunion is just an ordinary place as long as you are excited and willing to come, you will... Am i right? Actually we have the same situation... I really don't like to attend any reunion... I don't know why..maybe i don't want to see them anymore.. Especially my high school classmates.. I have not attended any gathering for almost 7 yrs... Maybe because i will feel OP (out of place) when i am there... I have few friends with them but i really don't like any social gathering, maybe that is my personality, i am stand for it... Also there are so many events happened to me when i was in high school.. And i don't want to remember that anymore... Also another reason for me is i have not yet because successful with my carrer.when i face them i want to have a better attainment, so that when the talking session will start, i have something to tell... But some i want to see them also.. This summer they are planning to have a reunion, in facebook they start to discuss it in our class group page. Still i don't want to come..
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• Philippines
10 Jan 13
hahhaha. i still don't find any reason why i should attend. so i don't wanna exert effort and time of going there. you're right, there's no excitement and nothing to look forward too.
@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
16 May 11
i have never gone to one just because they have never had one at my school. i guess it would be interesting to see people from highschool but that was so long ago, i am sure we would have absolutely nothing in common anymore.
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@sid556 (30960)
• United States
16 May 11
Hi Flagella, I went to my 5 yr class reunion many years ago and that was it for me. I really don't see the point. All the ones that I was actually friends with, I still see and the others well...I really don't feel a need to be updated on their lives or see how much they've changed etc. I think it'd be fun for a bunch of us who actually hung out together to all get together but no class reunions for me.
@cream97 (29087)
• United States
22 May 11
Hi. flagella08. If you don't feel like attending your class reunion again, then don't. I believe that you should only go somewhere that you want to go to. When you get there, you will enjoy yourself so that you can have a good time. If you go when you don't really want to go, then you may not enjoy yourself at all. You also will have regrets about attending your class reunion too.
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• Philippines
16 May 11
Reunions are fun. It's great to see old friends having new things going on with their life. It's great catching up with them.
• Philippines
16 May 11
Well, I don't really like school reunions becuase they make me dig up all my horrible memories of that particular period after I sworn myself that I will bury them and forget that they ever existed in the first place. School reunions aren't really my thing - I have a intense dislike of not only reliving accursed memories but also meeting people that I vowed to forget. It's like cutting or severing ties - and I pretty much don't care what they want to talk about in these events or what kind of talk they will be having if I was there. Some people might conclude that I have a horrible time and memories in being in a class that I don't have the care anymore. And they are right. I would rather not go into a school reunion as a sign of good service. The event will most likely annoy me and perhaps I will only annoy people due to my presence there. I'm really a bad company but sometimes, memories need to be let go and for me, past is past, with no need to revisit, period.
@tiina05 (2317)
• Philippines
16 May 11
hello, Even me, I dont get really attracted to join any reunion that they made because for me it is over and nothings really special to it. And besides we do separate way and I dont feel any closeness anymore. Its been 3 years from now since we went in college we never seen each other.
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@blogger01 (124)
• Philippines
16 May 11
Me and my batch mates are kind of excited to see each other often. We usually have a reunion every 2 years I think. However, the first reunion was kind of long after the graduation. We love reunions, but it is also a little sad not seeing everyone there. We always hope to have reunion where everyone gets to attend. It's nice to see your batch getting older and older. :)
• India
6 Jan 13
Hi friend, i am interested in attending reunions, but in my busy schedule, i don't have time to attend it as well as most of my batch mates are not interested with this kind of reunions and most of us are forget about the reunion date, however some of our good friends are still in touch with email and cell phone contacts
@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
16 May 11
i hardly attend class reunion as well... in fact, i try to avoid it if i can... i don't really like to party or something like that... i prefer to stay at home if i can help it... i guess that is just me... i'm just a home person and don't really like to mix with people so much... take care and have a nice day...
@allknowing (136369)
• India
16 May 11
I am a pioneer of sorts here in our place that I got our first reunion after many years It was indeed a herculean task to collect their whereabouts and the first meeting was indeed memorable as some of them I had not seen the day we left school. I had made rhymes on all of them based on what I remembered about them. And after this first reunion we have these regularly and the good news is that even others have started getting together. The last one which I organised was a visit to my place and then lunch at a beach resort close by.
@kingparker (9673)
• United States
16 May 11
I guess if I were you, I never want to go myself either. Maybe I am bit anti - socializing type of person, and I just don't want to attend any social event after all. I rather stay home and watch DVD myself. But that is not right, right? Well, that just my personality after all.