I recently had my 20th high school reunion. Initially, I was not planning to go but changed my mind. I didn't go to the 10th. I had a better than expected time. The way people's lives turned out was consistent in who they were growing up. There were not many surprises. There was a mix of success and other who were struggling in life. Most were married and with children. Alphas males were all married with kids and I doubt they will ever get laid again outside of a hooker. Being single and without kids put me in the minority. But people seemed very interested in my "exciting life".
Even though so many years have gone by, conversations with my male friends picked up rather easy and I could almost finish their sentences. I feel very different through my self-improvement, but at our core we don't change. Your childhood friends know you in a way that your adult friends never will. Despite time and distance, life long bonds remain.
I have know most of these people since elementary school. I felt very nostalgic for all the good times with my buddies and experiencing the rights of passages together. These experiences bound you forever. It reminds me of a line from Stand By Me, that we never have friends like we did when we were 12.
Not having dated anyone in my age in a long time, it was interesting to connect with the girls. There is a bound that you have with someone who is your age and shared similar cultural experiences. I haven't had this bound with the 20's girls I have been dating. The hot girls in high school looked good for their age, but have hit the wall. Only one girl looked significantly better and I didn't even recognize her. She is a very good looking asian girl who I barely noticed in high school and I didn't even recognize her at first. In fact, I didn't pay any attention to asians back in those days. How times have changed.
I am glad I went. Seeing them brought me back to a simpler time with no social media or iphones, where people could maintain a conversation without ridiculously short attention spans. Life was not as complicated and people were more connected and real.
Even though so many years have gone by, conversations with my male friends picked up rather easy and I could almost finish their sentences. I feel very different through my self-improvement, but at our core we don't change. Your childhood friends know you in a way that your adult friends never will. Despite time and distance, life long bonds remain.
I have know most of these people since elementary school. I felt very nostalgic for all the good times with my buddies and experiencing the rights of passages together. These experiences bound you forever. It reminds me of a line from Stand By Me, that we never have friends like we did when we were 12.
Not having dated anyone in my age in a long time, it was interesting to connect with the girls. There is a bound that you have with someone who is your age and shared similar cultural experiences. I haven't had this bound with the 20's girls I have been dating. The hot girls in high school looked good for their age, but have hit the wall. Only one girl looked significantly better and I didn't even recognize her. She is a very good looking asian girl who I barely noticed in high school and I didn't even recognize her at first. In fact, I didn't pay any attention to asians back in those days. How times have changed.
I am glad I went. Seeing them brought me back to a simpler time with no social media or iphones, where people could maintain a conversation without ridiculously short attention spans. Life was not as complicated and people were more connected and real.
