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Before we die, should we make an effort to catch up with old friends?

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jack Sun 25-Mar-12 19:38:31

I imagine we all make lots of friends during our long lifetimes. But sometimes life gets in the way of keeping up with them. So I am making a supreme effort to get together with lovely old buddies this week, and as we'll be in London it wont' be difficult.

But someone has to make the first phone call or send the first e-mail. So let's all be pro-active. As my late MiL (who lived to be 100) used to say: "It's no good waiting for the phone to ring. I could wait forever. So I make the b***
phone calls. And then the party starts!"

PS: DH has just told me that he hasn't seen one of the friends we're seeing tomorrow since 1985. Yet he is still a dear friend.

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yogagran Sat 14-Jul-12 22:12:19

grin OK when - I agree that your instincts are usually correct, sometimes you just have to give up!

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greenmossgiel Sat 14-Jul-12 22:22:51

when - I can imagine the frantic 'hen weekend' type of get-togethers your 'old' pal was planning!!
I think I may give the reunion a go - I'll be left wondering otherwise, won't I! smile

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numberplease Sun 15-Jul-12 00:06:47

I spent a couple of years on Friends Reunited, trying to find someone who was a very good friend at school, and after we left. Then, aged about 21, she got the wanderlust, and went travelling, ending up in Australia, via Hong Kong and New Zealand. We communicated for a while, then the letters dwindled, mostly my fault, 5 young children doesn`t leave much time for letter writing. I knew she`d got married, but that was the last I heard. Anyway, she got in touch through F R, but although the emails are friendly, she still hasn`t given me her address, and I don`t think we`d have much in common if we were to meet up again.

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POGS Sun 15-Jul-12 15:38:20

I think it would be quite a nice thing to do, if you even knew where they were. It is also nice to look forward to making new friends that probably will be closer to your thoughts and lifestyle of today.Also remember to treasure those you have today, something we maybe all take for granted.

I remember not so long ago I said to a friend, "I'm surprised you didn't go to his funeral". He made me laugh when he replied "WELL HE'S NOT GOING TO COME TO MINE"

Fair enough!

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greenmossgiel Sun 15-Jul-12 15:59:33

POGS grin! I agree, it's very important to treasure the friends we have now. I have a small handful of very precious friends, and they know who they are! If I don't go to this reunion, I'll always wonder who I may have met, or who I may just have remembered about when I saw them! I'm still trying to find out who's going, though......confused

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