High school reunion?

[Noor]

Has anyone ever gone to theirs, 3rsp if they don’t live near where they high school was?
If so, how was it?
Esp interested in those from all boys or all girls high schools.

I never gone, but now that I’m older I was thinking about it. I am in touch with some high school friends on social media, but my besties are/were luddites

 

[ericalauren]

Nope. High school was traumatic for me. Thus, I say fuck no to my high school reunions.

 

[Rob_Royale]

I was never interested in attending.

 

[juttjaw]

I didnt go to the formal "reunion", only the party at the bars the night before. They are a blur of laughing, hugging and people making confessions. Never had an intrest in the actual get together. I have a 30 coming up in a few years, and i really have no interest. Not that i have any hard feelings, in fact, i had a great time in high-school. Just not my scene these days. Ive kept in contact with the people i wanted, all the others are fading away in my memory.

We had a graduating class of over 2,000, so i didnt get to know everyone anyway. I still live in the same area and run into people all the time that say we went to high school together. They seem to know me, but i dont remember them. I feel bad, but thats just how it is.

 

[Noor]

I didnt go to the formal "reunion", only the party at the bars the night before. They are a blur of laughing, hugging and people making confessions. Never had an intrest in the actual get together. I have a 30 coming up in a few years, and i really have no interest. Not that i have any hard feelings, in fact, i had a great time in high-school. Just not my scene these days. Ive kept in contact with the people i wanted, all the others are fading away in my memory.

We had a graduating class of over 2,000, so i didnt get to know everyone anyway. I still live in the same area and run into people all the time that say we went to high school together. They seem to know me, but i dont remember them. I feel bad, but thats just how it is.

My classes reunion outside of the formal schools activities always seems to be a drinking party. I don’t drink, so it’s one of the reason I haven’t gone so far.

 

[Noor]

Nope. High school was traumatic for me. Thus, I say fuck no to my high school reunions.

I’m sorry to hear that. I enjoy high school but probably because I didn’t really care about socializing, had my own life outside of high school and was into computers. I still have a few good friends from high school.

 

[UnexpectedLuggage]

I live 2,000 mules away from where I went to high school, and after I moved most everyone I knew acted like I was being selfish for choosing my life and happiness over theirs. I was flooded with messages of "when are you coming home?" to the point I had a small mental breakdown.

I ain't paying airlines' obscene prices to fly back to a place I left for good reason, just to see people who couldn't fathom going somewhere new to visit their supposed friend. I got better shit to do with my life.

 

[Brains_N_Boobs]

Unfortunately, my high school included one student named Paul Bernardo.

Suffice it to say, not too many people were interested in a reunion.

 

[storypost603]

just went to my 40 year and it was a fun time. Not a huge turnout but did get together with some friends I had not seen in a while.

 

[screwher]

My wife and I are high school sweethearts and we’re still together over thirty years later. We’ve gotten high school reunion invites over the years. But my wife was never interested as she has said us getting together is the only real positive from her high school days. And I’m not to worried about seeing our former classmates. So we always passed. Probably won’t change.

I’ve gotten Facebook friend requests from people from high school as well. I’m like “You were an asshole back then. You could’ve grown up but OK. Good for you. Doesn’t mean I need you in my life in any way.”

 

[gtnlynn]

Yes. My wife and I graduated one year apart, so we knew most of the same people. We attended most of our reunions, but I think we won't go any more since few people attended the last one. Our high school is 800 miles from where live.

 

[Wageslave]

Only if I can take my AK 47

 

[juttjaw]

My classes reunion outside of the formal schools activities always seems to be a drinking party. I don’t drink, so it’s one of the reason I haven’t gone so far.

I dont drink anymore, so i get that. Probably, a big reason i wont attend the next one.

 

[Noor]

Yes. My wife and I graduated one year apart, so we knew most of the same people. We attended most of our reunions, but I think we won't go any more since few people attended the last one. Our high school is 800 miles from where live.

Mine is over 800 miles too.

 

[Noor]

My wife and I are high school sweethearts and we’re still together over thirty years later. We’ve gotten high school reunion invites over the years. But my wife was never interested as she has said us getting together is the only real positive from her high school days. And I’m not to worried about seeing our former classmates. So we always passed. Probably won’t change.

I’ve gotten Facebook friend requests from people from high school as well. I’m like “You were an asshole back then. You could’ve grown up but OK. Good for you. Doesn’t mean I need you in my life in any way.”

Yep, I turn down the mean girls, not mean to me, but others.

 

[Noor]

I live 2,000 mules away from where I went to high school, and after I moved most everyone I knew acted like I was being selfish for choosing my life and happiness over theirs. I was flooded with messages of "when are you coming home?" to the point I had a small mental breakdown.

I ain't paying airlines' obscene prices to fly back to a place I left for good reason, just to see people who couldn't fathom going somewhere new to visit their supposed friend. I got better shit to do with my life.

My classmates are living all over the place even the world, and one even took a job nearby. We are or were a traveling bunch.

 

[UnexpectedLuggage]

My classmates are living all over the place even the world, and one even took a job nearby. We are or were a traveling bunch.

A few of mine ended up moving, a handful went into the military (graduated 2004, they were recruiting  hard at my high school). I moved for a couple years, just a few hours from where I grew up. Moved back to go to school, then got a job and took it. Too many 0eople asking when I was "coming home" and I eventually just cut ties and started life over.

I've reconnected with a few good people who got caught up in the chaos, who were always good to me, but the person that was my beat friend at the time I haven't spoken to now in over a decade because he never offered to come visit me, instead insisting I come visit him.

 

[Noor]

A few of mine ended up moving, a handful went into the military (graduated 2004, they were recruiting  hard at my high school). I moved for a couple years, just a few hours from where I grew up. Moved back to go to school, then got a job and took it. Too many 0eople asking when I was "coming home" and I eventually just cut ties and started life over.

I've reconnected with a few good people who got caught up in the chaos, who were always good to me, but the person that was my beat friend at the time I haven't spoken to now in over a decade because he never offered to come visit me, instead insisting I come visit him.

Did you invite him to visit?

 

[Wonderer67]

It’s complicated.

I did not enjoy high school. It was a bad time in my life. But I had a cast of solid friends.

I couldn’t have cared less about a reunion, I was ready to put those years behind me and not look back.

I still live somewhat locally, and I saw an old classmate and caught up. It was fun. She told me about the upcoming 25 year reunion. For whatever reason, I went… no expectations… I’d leave if it was too lame.

And had a great time!

Reconnected with a number of people with whom I’ve rekindled relationships. And now going to my 40th reunion in a few weeks.

(There are still some people who are assholes). There’s a reason I don’t keep in touch with most of the people I graduated with. I don’t have anything in common or care for or about them.

But for the people I like(d) and get/got along with? I got all day for those people.

Everyone’s experience will be different.

 

[Not Normal]

I almost went to my 10-year, but honestly got really sick of the constant emails and snail mail. Then, a band I worked with booked their record release party that night and that sealed my fate.

I live a couple of hours away. My folks (mom) are still in the house I grew up in.

I think around the 25th I was up there playing a gig, and I went to see my folks, and they told me about it, and my only reaction was "why do you know that?" I told them I wasn't interested in going.

I did see a few people at my dad's wake in January, and that was nice, because they reminded me of some of his better qualities that I haven't seen in him in a while.

 

[UnexpectedLuggage]

Did you invite him to visit?

I did. I told him I'd love to show him, and his wife, around my nee home. They basically said "we can't afford to" while going to Disney World, again, and then asking when I was coming back to visit them.

 

[Jesm]

Nope. High school was traumatic for me. Thus, I say fuck no to my high school reunions.

I had 2 real friends in high school the rest I would even bother with . They were hateful mostly the popular kids or at least they thought they were.

 

[gtnlynn]

Mine is over 800 miles too.

It's hard to justify traveling that far if it is only for a school reunion. We still go back once a year to visit family, but it is not at reunion time.