School reunion, should I go?

[Paddybare]

A school reunion is in the process of being organised. I do want to go but something is holding me back.

I definitely wasn’t one of the ‘cool’ crowd and I’m slightly worried there will be some sort of segregation again. Just writing that sounds silly to my mid-thirties self but it’s niggling me.

Do any of you have any experience of school reunions? Good or bad!

No. I only went to one because I'd drunkenly agreed to go with a mate. It was one of the worst days of my life. Everyone I wanted to avoid turned up and everyone I wanted to meet was either not coming or dead. A lot of (thankfully) forgotten history was re-awoken and the beer was dreadful.

I wouldn't go to another for anything. Avoid.

IMHO, people only go to these things to tell everyone how bloody marvellous their life is; to hope their school bully/queen bee is now fat, raddled, ugly, failed a love, life, career and relationships.

Im a firm believer we keep in touch with people we like and value in our lives. Those who have no vale, fade into the past.

If you want to go then you should though. Personally though I'd rather chew all my limbs off then pay someone to beat me over the head with them while singing Come On Eileen in falsetto.

Hated mine.

Brought every insecurity I'd ever felt as a sixteen year old flooding back like it all happened yesterday. There was another arranged a few years ago. Didn't repeat the experience.

I’m with Pineapple Seahorse here.

Don’t do it OP.

Bear in mind there's a reason you're not in contact with most (all?) of these people now...

Thanks all, I think I’ll probably sit this one out.

I keep in touch with 4 people still from those days, and you’re right, there’s a reason why I’m not in touch with the others!

Mine was genuinely cathartic and has really helped me to move on.

I thoroughly enjoyed mine.

I went to mine. A room with a handful of good friends, a load of people I was indifferent about and that nob head I couldn't stand. Was an ok evening, not sure I could be bothered to go again

I’m not going to the one my year has planned for similar reasons to Opinion upthread.

Some lovely girls, now women, that I do keep in touch with but fundamentally I can’t be arsed with the rest.

The person organising it isn’t my cup of tea at the best of times, so I’m quite likely to tell her to get to fuck if she does a tinkly laugh in my direction anyway.

I've never been to one.
School and the people in it held little interest for me.

Don’t go. Look forward, not back