Is it weird to reach out to old, old friends?

[Anonymous]

I had someone do this but when I looked at her social media it was obvious she was an MLM person so I ignored.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I moved from my childhood town in 7th grade, and when I first got Facebook (around 2008) I reached out to a lot of my old friends. They all remembered me (or at least told me they did!) and it was nice to catch up.

+1 It's never too late to reconnect.

[Anonymous]

I’ve had a couple people do this. The better messages reminded me how we knew each other. I responded but the truth it is hard to exchange more than a message or two.

[Anonymous]

I've been trying to find a really good friend who moved away when we were both only 7, but I can't find her on social media. I'd be thrilled if she found me and reached out. Go for it!

[Anonymous]

Reached out to once via Facebook! Of course, with privacy settings being what they are, she may never see it...

[Anonymous]

I remember my Elementary School friends. I would like it.

[Anonymous]

I myself haven't done it but I am thrilled when old friends contact me. A neighbor who moved away when I was six called me out of the blue last summer. My best friend from high school called me last year after not talking for years. We had some good talks with a lot of laughs.

[Anonymous]

I used to do that when drunk. Now I've quit drinking and would never do it.

[Anonymous]

I've done that, and have had people reach out to me. They don't turn into close friendships like they had been--besides time, there's a lot of geographical distance--but we comment on each other's FB posts and send xmas cards.

[Anonymous]

I would be happy to see a message on social media. I would be creeped out if you found my email or phone number and contacted me that way.

[Anonymous]

I did this with a childhood friend. She had moved away in elementary school and we lost touch. We reconnected on Facebook about 20 years later when living in the same city. We would show up for each other, go to each other's events, hang out a couple times a year for a few years. We now live in different states. I see what she's up to on social media and we aren't super close anymore but I enjoyed reconnecting.

[Anonymous]

We were in Girl Scouts together, went on respective vacations with our families, hung out at each other houses.

But it was a long time ago....

Just feeing lonely and like my early life didn't exist, I guess.

No harm in this at all if it’s a just a friendly hello, and you’re not offended if you don’t hear back. Be aware however if you’ve got a personal agenda; ie you’re trying to address personal issues or dilemmas and reaching out to this person is in service to that. I’ve had a few people do this; remote friends, a few ex-boyfriends, and it was usually clear that they were going through something. I sympathize, but I have my own midlife crisis to manage. Bill from 9th grade doesn’t get my help going through his.