A few weeks ago I got a friend request on facebook from an old friend I haven’t seen in about 13 years.
We had been pretty close when we were in college. We never dated. There were attractions sometimes. The problem was he was as much an asshole as I am a bitch. We did have a lot in common. We are both atheists, both like philosophy, politics and literature. We were too much alike in the bad things that we were. After I got married he and I grew apart and he moved away for a while, but has since come back to Utah.
I was pretty shocked to see him on facebook. Let alone get in contact again.
I will be seeing him Friday night. We are going over to my gay boyfriend’s house to have dinner and drinks and all hang out on his beautiful patio. I am looking forward to it. I know I have changed over the years, it will be interesting to see if he has too.
This will either be a really great time with an old friend, or a potential reminder of why we drifted apart. Whichever, it’s worth a try.
I hope it goes well! Wish I could go too.
Hugs!!
I’m on Facebook too. It’s weird being able to locate people you haven’t seen or spoken to in years.
I had a former friend who turned out to be a bullying asshole contact me with a message and a friend request. While I was polite in answering him and while I don’t nurse a grudge against him, I ignored the friend request.
On the other hand, I located and contacted a former female friend and coworker whom I hadn’t seen in 20 years. While we haven’t met in person again yet, we IM each other once in a while.