How many friends from childhood are you still friends with?

[Anonymous]

I grew up in the close in DC suburbs and have at least 5 close friends I still see regularly and another 10-15 folks from high school I see semi-regularly at larger events, probably more. I think this stems from staying in the same school system throughout my school years and then the biggest thing is that a lot of people came back to the DC area after college because it is such a good place for jobs. So people reconnected after college. This seems very common in my high school and some of the surrounding ones just due to people actually returning and being adults here.

[Anonymous]

None other than those I am related to

[Anonymous]

1 friend

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm also from a small rural area where I went to school with the same kids K-12. I'm still in social media contact with 25-30 - and by that I mean not just reading posts or glancing at pictures, but commenting, asking questions, sharing something you know they'd like, actively following (and then there's another larger group where we are just social media connections, without interaction). Without social media, the number would be more like 2-3. My family moved away from my small town as I was finishing college, so in person connection would have been difficult to keep, but if my parents still lived there I'd probably see 10-12 people at least once a year, and enjoy catching up.

Conversely, we have not had a reunion from high school in a long while. I think social media makes that sort of reunion not as necessary.

I'm from a smallish town but have a similar relationship with childhood friends, especially with regard to social media. There are many that I'm connected to, but a much smaller number where I feel like we are still actually friends who interact and "know" each other as adults. I moved halfway through HS, after going from K-10 with the same kids, so the "hometown" connection of a shared childhood where parents are also likely to be friends is stronger with them, but the friends I've kept from my 2nd HS are more like adult friends.

[Anonymous]

I am friends with zero people I was friends with as a very young child. However, I am best, best friends with 4 other girls who I was close to in high school. We live in different areas of the country now but talk every day (like, all day long) via a group texting app, see each other on holidays when we are in our hometown, and go on a girls' trip together every year.

[Anonymous]

3 middle school friends
1 high school friend (though FB friends with many)
1 college friend

They are my favorite friends scattered now but dearest in my heart
Still txt
Visit
Meet when in town same time

[Anonymous]

None. Moved too many times and people never keep touch after that- out of sight out of mind generally.

[Anonymous]

None. I went to the same school district K-12. I just hated everyone and couldn't get away fast enough.

Some of them are probably okay now, but I live across the country and don't care enough to reach out to them.

[Anonymous]

Remaining close friends from age 0 -18:

1 elementary friend (next-door neighbor)
2 high school friends
3 friends from freshman year of college

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I moved in 5th grade so no one from elementary.

Same, but I still have a good core friend group from middle school/high school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At least a dozen. I grew up in upstate NY, went to K through 12 with the same people and have remained very close. Our 20th high school reunion is this year and I am really looking forward to it. I wish I could give my kids a similar community in this area and in 2019 but it seems unlikely.

Me too. Are you me, PP? Well, sounds like I’m two years younger. But, yes, many of my closest friends are from elementary school.

[Anonymous]

None. My best friend from kindergarten-high school sadly passed away a few years ago and she was the only childhood friend I was still close to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I grew up in the close in DC suburbs and have at least 5 close friends I still see regularly and another 10-15 folks from high school I see semi-regularly at larger events, probably more. I think this stems from staying in the same school system throughout my school years and then the biggest thing is that a lot of people came back to the DC area after college because it is such a good place for jobs. So people reconnected after college. This seems very common in my high school and some of the surrounding ones just due to people actually returning and being adults here.

Same here. My best friend growing up was my neighbor and we’re now neighbors as adults and still best friends. We have a group of 3 or 4 others who we have a regular group text with but we only see each other a few times per year.

[Anonymous]

One, and we don't have much in common anymore other than shared history.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At least a dozen. I grew up in upstate NY, went to K through 12 with the same people and have remained very close. Our 20th high school reunion is this year and I am really looking forward to it. I wish I could give my kids a similar community in this area and in 2019 but it seems unlikely.

Me too. Are you me, PP? Well, sounds like I’m two years younger. But, yes, many of my closest friends are from elementary school.

PP here, and I was starting to feel like the odd one out! I used to assume it was normal for people to stay as close to friends from growing up as I did but my husband has zero childhood friends and I guess he's in the majority, according to this thread! Where did you grow up? I'm from just outside Syracuse and I think it was such an awesome place to grow up.