Have you lost a connection with someone from your past that you would like to reunite with?

Connections and lost connections happen everyday. The faster the pace of my life, the more connections and lost connections I have. I sit back and wonder if I have ever let one go that I wish I hadn't. And then wonder if I could ever reconnect with them again. Just wondering if that has happened to anyone here. I like the essay style answers. I'm not too good with all the options.

User	Comment
Enheduanna	posted 25-Sep-2005 3:44pm Yes.
patarnone	posted 25-Sep-2005 4:19pm Yes, several. Trouble is, with my childhood girlfriends, I don't know their high school or married name. I've Googled with no results.
Zang	posted 25-Sep-2005 4:53pm Options like "Yes" and "No"? Yeah, I can see how that might be a little cumbersome for some folks... The one that comes to mind is an old buddy of mine that I've known since 1973. We were pretty good friends between 1978 and 1989. After he got married and became a father, we sort of drifted apart a bit. He's moved around a fair amount and doesn't live in the city anymore. He's part of my old gang of friends that I've had for a long time. There's eight of us and we all tend to keep in touch at least peripherally. I guess he's always been the most peripheral of the group though...I heard he had moved back into the area, somewhere way out in the suburbs aparently. I think I could track him down with a little effort...I haven't spoken to him for at least 5 years, probably more.
dab	posted 25-Sep-2005 5:08pm Yes, sort of.
gambler	posted 25-Sep-2005 5:33pm School friends mostly............... but there is a site I use and now chat to a few people
justjulie	posted 25-Sep-2005 5:34pm of course....however, i do know that if i'm supposed to run into them i shall indeed in due time
gambler	(reply to patarnone) posted 25-Sep-2005 5:35pm Do what I did, there are a few "friends reunited" type school websites , when I logged on a few years ago and typed in my school and date of leaving I was shocked how many people I used to know were registered ..........
darkshadowsseeker	posted 25-Sep-2005 5:48pm Maybe.
mve17	posted 25-Sep-2005 6:26pm go out with a bang or fizzle out slowly
Enigma	posted 25-Sep-2005 7:01pm I am still in contact with everyone I want to be in contact with. Many people have touched my life and I will always remember them but I don't believe we are meant to be "best friends" with everyone we meet.
Hans	posted 25-Sep-2005 7:28pm Google may help!
ElvisFan67	posted 25-Sep-2005 7:44pm There are several--esp. a lot of my school teachers. It would be interesting to know what they look like now.
kirst	posted 25-Sep-2005 8:38pm There are a few people that I would like to see again...I wonder how they are doing in life.
Amanda	posted 25-Sep-2005 9:12pm Not really. I'm still in contact with everyone I'm interested in being in contact with. There's people from my past that I wonder about from time to time, but no one that I'd really want in my life now.
teatree	posted 25-Sep-2005 10:13pm Where are the options?
iamdonte	posted 25-Sep-2005 10:24pm Yes - a former teacher....Francis Servello.
patarnone	(reply to gambler) posted 26-Sep-2005 3:06am This person is from elementary school, back in the 50's. The family moved 3 times before I was even IN high school! It's really long lost friends I'd like to find, from 45, 50 years ago. I've been able to track down more more current lost friends!
patarnone	posted 26-Sep-2005 3:07am Please everyone, remember I have a lot more lost time than most... I am 60!
Maarten	posted 26-Sep-2005 3:39am Yes, there are a few.
CGTREE	posted 26-Sep-2005 7:22am Yes I have. When I was in grade 7 I used to take a bus from my house to a place in another city where I would transfer to another bus that would take me to jr.high school. On that second bus I met the sweetest most beautiful girl ever...and we became boy friend and girl friend. A few weeks later she tells me that she is moving to Toronto with her mother. So she moves and I lost contact with her. And haven't seen her since....I don't think I have ever really gotten over her yet. Hopefully I will see her again some day....I think her father still lives here and owns the Canadian Tire in the city i live in. So I'm guessing she comes back to visite her father once in a while.
Frostbrand	posted 26-Sep-2005 11:29am Weird. Thought I'd already answered this one.
judgescratch	posted 26-Sep-2005 11:40am Sure I do.
Jody	posted 26-Sep-2005 12:51pm I'd love to get together with an old friend from college, but she never has the time anymore. She doesn't even live far away, she's just busy with her life and kids.
cerealkiller	posted 26-Sep-2005 4:55pm Yeah. A black lady/business associate I haven't seen in 5 years. She was hot and we did alot of kissing but didn't progress further.
bcollins	posted 26-Sep-2005 5:50pm Is there some reason that this doesn't have options?
LindaH	posted 26-Sep-2005 7:04pm No, not that I know of.
jettles	posted 26-Sep-2005 8:08pm yes, i have some friends that i would like to reconnect with that i haven't seen in years and can't seem to find their email addresses or phone numbers anywhere.
cabinfever	posted 27-Sep-2005 2:59am Oh man, this question brought up some memories for me! There are three people in particular that I would love to be able to say hi to one more time, to see how their lives turned out; and one of those I would apologize to for something I said as an emotional midget... that ruined a really great friendship. But since two of those people are men, and I am married, that is not likely to happen, if I could find them. Most of the connections in the past that I've lost were a good riddance, or they had served their purpose for that time in my life and everyone moved on. Which is how life is...but these three people are ones that have stuck... maybe someday....it is a small ...especially where I live!!!
ROCKMAN	posted 27-Sep-2005 5:58am Yes I have. There are a few people I'd like to get back in contact with.
gambler	(reply to patarnone) posted 27-Sep-2005 8:55am Ah...........ok Just a suggestion
patarnone	(reply to gambler) posted 27-Sep-2005 1:38pm Actually, gambler, I'm back involved with my musician friends from the 60's. Alice Stuart for one. I first met Alice in 1962 a few weeks after she came to sing at The Pamir House, a coffeehouse with folk singers. I am now her personal assistant. This year, she was voted Seattle's Best Guitarist and has 6 cds out with a live album on the way. Many of my old friends and cohorts have since passed on. I'm regularly in touch with my constant friends from ages ago. There's just a few who remain lost to me.
leahdoll	posted 27-Sep-2005 6:31pm Yes.
hypersky	posted 27-Sep-2005 6:31pm Besides members of my family who I've lost touch with, there are 3 people I'd like to connect with: a buddy from high school, a hottie from high school who was always nice to me, and a buddy from my time in the Army reserves. All three have names that are pretty common, and every search I've made on the internet yields 60 or more results. So far I haven't pushed too far on this, but I do want to find out what became of them. On the other hand, I have met a few other people from my past over the last six months, and every single encounter has been a good one. Relationships have been established and there's a good vibe all round. Funny how most of us share experiences that are not too different from one another, even though we haven't been in touch for over 20 years. If you're curious, try it out. That's the best way to get answers and satisfy your curiosity.
gambler	(reply to patarnone) posted 28-Sep-2005 5:53pm Thats great!
jduPres	posted 28-Sep-2005 6:26pm No.
verouge	posted 4-Oct-2005 3:49am I lost connections with a lot of people, my old friends, and I wish I can meet them again, I am trying to make than yearly meeting, but not all of them can come, some of them are out of the town. Anyway, it's life, you can't keep all the people around you forever.
verouge	(reply to Enigma) posted 4-Oct-2005 3:58am > I am still in contact with everyone I want to be in contact with. > Many people have touched my life and I will always remember them > but I don't believe we are meant to be "best friends" with everyone > we meet. You can't be "good-friends" with all of your friends, but it's nice to meet them from time to time in a party or a dinner...
bombill	posted 4-Oct-2005 6:45pm There's an old girlfriend I wouldn't mind seeing again.
ScubaScott	posted 8-Oct-2005 10:37am Chad Cokins. I played soccer with him for one year when I was in first grade, then he moved away. I wonder what he's up to these days, 25 years later. Anybody know him, by chance?
kitti723	posted 2-Nov-2005 12:00pm Yes, but he's dead.
FauxLo	posted 28-Nov-2005 5:13am Once in a while, I feel that way, but not often. I tend to keep folks at arms-length, so... It doesn't bother me that I let friendships go. The obligations to friendships often make me feel... burdened, and I'd rather just avoid that altogether.
FauxLo	(reply to patarnone) posted 28-Nov-2005 5:20am Have you tried with sites like: Classmates.com Reunion.com alumz.com www.YourAlumni.com Graduates.com alumniconnection.studentcenter.org These sites are set up so that you can search by school and years attended, and some allow you to preview a Class List (of names). You never know... you may just reunite with some distant friends from the past. Good luck! ALSO... instead of googling, try using intelius.com and zabasearch.com in the future. They yield better results in my experience.
patarnone	(reply to FauxLo) posted 28-Nov-2005 1:07pm Solo, I did a few searches, but you know what? There are some people from my past, I don't even know their last name and where they went to high school is a total mystery! I'm 60, and going back 40 or 50 years with only a first name, well, you see the problems. I don't want to find people from my old high school, the graduating class of 1963 just had a 40th reunion. It was too expensive for me to attend (I was on unemployment at the time) but I emailed a few old friends. I have no desire to find any school mates. It would take a private detective search to find some of my old people! I might try a zabasearch for Posey!
FauxLo	(reply to patarnone) posted 28-Nov-2005 2:07pm Posey? You think? Hmmm... it's FREE! I'm all about getting stuff for free online. Why pay if you don't have to, is how I feel.
Melf	posted 18-Jul-2008 9:21pm No.