Should I attend my 10 year high school reunion?
This was in part inspired by Oscar's survey and the fact that I received an e-mail today saying it was in the works.
In 1992, I was salutatorian (2nd) in my class, going to attend an Ivy League school and had visions of grandeur - which I told everyone about. I wasn't very popular though. Anyway, it's 10 years later and I still don't have a degree since I quit school after 18 months. I had a nervous breakdown, and have been working in the same dead-end job for the last two years. I also keep in touch with no one from high school. So, should I go?
| Total Votes | % of Voters | Female Votes | Male Votes | Unspecified Votes | % of Female Votes | % of Male Votes | % of Unspecified Votes | Average Age | Answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 8.1% | 2 | 4 | .. | 5.0% | 20.0% | .. | 38.3 | Yes. It is an experience not to be missed. |
| 13 | 17.6% | 5 | 8 | .. | 12.5% | 40.0% | .. | 39.7 | Yes. It doesn't matter what you've accomplished (or haven't) in life. |
| 4 | 5.4% | 2 | 2 | .. | 5.0% | 10.0% | .. | 29.4 | Yes. Just lie - who will know what you really did? |
| 9 | 12.2% | 5 | 4 | .. | 12.5% | 20.0% | .. | 35.8 | Yes. You'll still be better off than 50% of the people there. |
| 8 | 10.8% | 5 | 3 | .. | 12.5% | 15.0% | .. | 51.1 | Yes, for some other reason. |
| 10 | 13.5% | 9 | 1 | .. | 22.5% | 5.0% | .. | 35.8 | No. Reunions aren't what they are cracked up to be. |
| 3 | 4.1% | 2 | 1 | .. | 5.0% | 5.0% | .. | 28.2 | No. You're a big loser and will just be humiliated. |
| 1 | 1.4% | 1 | .. | .. | 2.5% | .. | .. | .. | No. Everyone's gonna laugh at you! |
| 7 | 9.5% | 3 | 4 | .. | 7.5% | 20.0% | .. | 33.7 | No, for some other reason. |
| 3 | 4.1% | 2 | 1 | .. | 5.0% | 5.0% | .. | 42.1 | I have no thoughts on attending reunions. |
| 4 | 5.4% | 4 | .. | .. | 10.0% | .. | .. | 32.6 | I am not familiar with the reunion tradition. |
| 5 | 6.8% | 3 | 2 | .. | 7.5% | 10.0% | .. | 27.9 | Get yourself into counseling since you obviously suffer from a low self-esteem. |
| 4 | 5.4% | 3 | 1 | .. | 7.5% | 5.0% | .. | 33.8 | I don't really know. |
| 6 | 8.1% | 3 | 3 | .. | 7.5% | 15.0% | .. | 36.8 | I'm as undecided as you. |
| 6 | 8.1% | 5 | 1 | .. | 12.5% | 5.0% | .. | 40.3 | I have another thought on this... |
| Rating | Total | Female | Male | Unspecified | Average Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 36.8 |
| Bad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| No Opinion | 48 | 31 | 17 | 0 | 39.2 |
| Type | Number |
|---|---|
| Abstainers | 14 |
| Male | 20 |
| Female | 40 |
| Unspecified | 0 |
| User | Vote | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| HareKrishna | reasonable | posted 4-Aug-2001 12:58am |
Strider   | reasonable | posted 4-Aug-2001 12:25am |
| juliw | reasonable | posted 3-Aug-2001 8:03pm |
Biggles  | reasonable | posted 3-Aug-2001 3:14pm |
| darkshadowsseeker | reasonable | posted 3-Aug-2001 2:00pm |
SueBee  | reasonable | posted 3-Aug-2001 1:50pm |
sequel  | reasonable | posted 3-Aug-2001 1:17pm |
| callen610 | reasonable | posted 3-Aug-2001 12:44pm |
| jkiehart | reasonable | posted 3-Aug-2001 12:23pm Oh dear! There's no doubt I have choose "reasonable," as I forgot that I was in "qual" and I started to answer it!Don't get down on yourself! You're still smarter than 99% of the people there! I feel your pain, though. There's nothing like a high school reunion to make you assess the last ten years... |
| Maarten | reasonable | posted 3-Aug-2001 10:37am |
| Pooh_Bear | old | posted 3-Aug-2001 9:51am You know, as I went to bed last night, I realized I needed something like that. Thanks! |
Kristal_Rose  | old | posted 3-Aug-2001 5:02am |
| Kristal_Rose | old | posted 3-Aug-2001 5:02am Good topic, but some sort of [I don't know]/[No opinion]/[Undecided] option would be useful. |
| darkshadowsseeker | old | posted 3-Aug-2001 12:30am Agree with HK |
| HareKrishna | old | posted 2-Aug-2001 11:16pm This needs "I don't know" as an option |
