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Would/have you gone to a school reunion?

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Swirlytwirl · 21/11/2019 20:57

I've been invited to my secondary school reunion, I'm contemplating whether to go or not. I haven't spoken to a lot of them since we left so it would be nice to see how they're doing. But I am worried it's just going to be a competition of who's done the best in life, hopefully it won't be because I feel like I've done very little to be proud of in that time (besides from having my children of course)

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Witchonastick · 21/11/2019 21:04

God no!
All my true friends I’m still in touch with, as for everyone else, if I never saw them again it would be too soon. I’ve no desire to find out what they’ve been doing either.

Maybe you had a more pleasant experience at school though.

peanutfoldover · 21/11/2019 21:09

No. I’d rather spend the evening with a migraine. Although I went to a rough, dead end school and it’s not the kind of place to do reunions.

DontMakeMeShushYou · 21/11/2019 21:09

Yes, I did. I hadn't really kept up with anyone from school but it was really good to meet up and find out what others had been up to.

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bellinisurge · 21/11/2019 21:09

I'd rather eat my own shoes.

DramaAlpaca · 21/11/2019 21:10

I wouldn't go if you paid me.

naericht · 21/11/2019 21:11

No.

I’ve spoken to two people from school since leaving and that’s enough for me . I found school thoroughly unpleasant , nothing too positive that I really want to remember sadly .

Strangerthingshere · 21/11/2019 21:15

Another no from me. Have kept in touch with literally 1 person and they are the only one I care about. Other old friends / acquaintances who I haven't stayed friends with but who I liked, I have on social media. That's enough for me, but school wasn't particularly enjoyable time and I wasnt in the popular crowd. I also made some very bad decisions. So yes I'd rather poke my eyeballs out than see some of the people.

DappledThings · 21/11/2019 21:16

I was invited to one this year. We left (Yr 11, had no 6th form at that school) in 1995 so it firstly annoyed me it had been arranged for 24 years rather than a more obvious 25.

It was all done on FB. About 90% of people invited were people I had no recollection of at all. I am good friends with one person from school. Have zero interest in anyone else from there.

Sparklingbrook · 21/11/2019 21:17

Not a chance. There's a reason i haven't kept in touch with anyone from High School where I was bullied throughout.

WeArnottamused · 21/11/2019 21:20

God no! I’m another who remained in touch with only a couple of friends from school, but has no interest in meeting up with people I haven’t seen in 30 years.

But I hated my school years, so that may have clouded my thoughts on it!

inwood · 21/11/2019 21:21

Christ I couldn't think of anything worse. I'm in touch with the ones I want to be in touch with, no desire to see anyone else!

Puffykins · 21/11/2019 21:22

Yes. I went. And a couple of years later I married my first ever boyfriend, who I went out with at school, but had not seen or spoken to in the intervening years. We've just had our tenth wedding anniversary....

greenlynx · 21/11/2019 21:24

I didn’t go. I left home long time ago and haven’t seen any of my classmates all this time ( 25 years). Most of them stayed at our hometown. They got together recently when I was visiting the country over summer. I managed to see one of my best friends quickly for a chat but it felt very strange so I just couldn’t bring myself to go and share any information about my life with some strangers. I also suspected that it would be a competition and I didn’t achieve much and didn’t feel interested in them. What difference does it make? Maybe it’s something with upbringing as my sibling did really well in life but never went to reunions either.

Morgan12 · 21/11/2019 21:26

No chance. I went to school with a bunch of dicks.

DeadButDelicious · 21/11/2019 21:27

I could have. I didn't. I have no desire to see that shower of arseholes ever again. The people I want to stay in touch with, I have.

BobbinThreadbare123 · 21/11/2019 21:29

Ugh shudder. Rather poke my eyes out with a sharp stick. Not remotely interested in what anyone at school would be doing now, and didn't enjoy the experience then.

PastTheGin · 21/11/2019 21:32

I am still in touch with a few people and have no desire to see the others. Why spend an evening with people who you haven’t even thought about in the last 5/10/... years?

scrivette · 21/11/2019 21:35

No way. The ones that I liked I am Facebook friends with but I am not interested in the others.

whiteroseredrose · 21/11/2019 21:36

No, I didn't go to either of my school or university reunions. We've lost touch.

DH went to his and loved it but he's still in touch with his school friends.

Northernsoullover · 21/11/2019 21:38

I did and I enjoyed it. Sadly there weren't that many there. I'm guessing they felt the same way as you lot Biscuit

EleanorLavish · 21/11/2019 21:38

We have one arranged by the school every ten years, and arrange smaller ones every couple of years.
I am still in touch regularly with quite a few, and bump into quite a few quite often!Grin

Ohyesiam · 21/11/2019 21:38

No way.

QueenoftheFarts · 21/11/2019 21:40

There is a reason why you lose touch with people... don't go...

ClaraThePigeon · 21/11/2019 21:41

No I'd sooner be taken out and shot.

Allmyarseandpeggymartin · 21/11/2019 21:41

Nope. Can you imagine how awkward it would be!