If you were in a room with everyone you’ve ever met (including strangers, and people you no longer talk too), who would you look for?

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I would look for my old classmate Sarah, she was lovely. She loved chewing gum, and would always give me a piece.. we felt so naughty eating it in class but one day she came to school and told me that her family was moving and never said anything about it again and that was the last time I saw her, she never came back to school, nor did her sisters who were a few years old... I asked my dad to drive past her house once, and it was all cleared out (you could see it was empty because the curtains were gone too).

I just think about her every now and again, just wonder where she went and why.. we were only 6 or 7 and I really miss her still.

My late husband

So many people I wouldn't know where to start. My initial reaction was a uni friend who didn't keep in touch.

My grandparents x2 and my cat and my dog 🥲

My BFF, killed in a car crash 37 years ago
My youngest brother, in and out of hospital from the age of six, died 32 years ago, he never had a chance to be himself.
They both died aged 20.

What a fantastic question! I can’t narrow it down to one person but I’m enjoying thinking about it

My friends from when I was 15-20 ish.
We had such a blast and still vaguely stay in touch on Facebook but i love far away from them now. These were the women who helped shape the person I am I would love a proper catch up.

Great question. If it includes people who have died then it would be my parents ❤️❤️
Otherwise it would be my boyfriend who broke my heart when I was 17. His parents moved away and he went with them. We kept a ldr going until he met a friend at his new college. We were into music in a big way and he ask me to listen to ‘ Triad ‘ by Crosby Stills and Nash & Young. It was the end.
I still well up when I occasionally hear it 50 years later.
I hope he had a happy life. I would really love to know.

Gareth, my best friend

My husband.

My dad died few years ago I'd love to speak to him again!

My first love, I wonder what he's up to these days.

A friend I miss; life got in the way and we don't connect much now, but I miss that person in my life, and the conversations we had inspired me to become a different person. They brought new things to my life, and I don't have anyone to do that now.

My first husband, who died 23 years ago, though I guess my second DH wouldn't appreciate that too much! And my lovely dad and mum. My dad died 52 years ago and my mum 35 years ago.

My baby boy who was born sleeping 29 years ago 👼😪

I don't know why, but reading your post made me feel so nostalgicon your behalf! I was properly engrossed in your post and was curious to know where Sarah went too.

Personally I had always dreamt of finding my primary school bestie. He was an Irish boy who I went to nursery with and spent inseparable years together thereafter. We used to knock on each others houses daily and even shared our first kiss with each other! I was 6 when my mum told me I'd be changing schools. I was heartbroken. I still lived on the same street but it somehow felt odd to see him. He used to come over to mine very regularly still and was always asking me why I left the school. Then one day my mum just packed all our bags and we went to a completely different area. I was 9 years old and couldn't ever stop thinking about my bestie. We reconnected at age 18 through Facebook but the reconnection was not what I had imagined. He was quite upset with me for leaving and blamed our "unfinished" childhood relationship for his trust issues, child drug addiction and for him being gay! It was so anticlimactic

Thank you for the answers so far... I was asked this question a couple of days ago by a friend, and I just couldn't stop thinking about all the people I have met in life that I'd like to see again.

Ideally, I should have said at the start to exclude family because naturally we're always going to look for them in any room, but it's nice to hear the variety of answers... thank you for sharing.

My lovely dad so I could introduce him to his great granddaughters, I would have loved him to meet them, he would have loved them to bits.. My children followed him round like puppies when they were young, he was like a super hero to them always fixing their toys and having all the time in the world for them. If I’m half the parent and grandparent he was I’d be happy.

My gran, I’m hopefully old enough to fully appreciate her now, I have always wished she had been able to see my kids.

My grandparents

Oh no.. this makes me very sad, I'm so sorry!

I tried to look for Sarah over the years, but my mum seems to think either her family left the area completely and lives in a whole other part of England, or they were not in the country legally, so the names used by the family were not real.

Not considering those who have passed, sad stories, or my DH, who I can see anytime ... I'd look for a Dutchman who lives in France. He's a very lovely friend and we can just natter for hours and hours. He's also hot as all heck, so it is nice to look at while chatting nonsense with.

My DS because he is literally my everything.

My ExH because I'd like to ask him to try again.

My parents and my siblings because I wish we were all happy and in touch with each other rather than estranged.

Love this thread but it's making me feel so sad.

My mum.

My dad, my mother in law and my sister. And al my Doggies that we’ve lost. Wouldn’t it be amazing if this was possible 🥰

My beautiful grandmother. What an incredible woman she was