Originally Posted by
speedracerntrixie
I’ve gone to two of my HS reunions, 20th and 35th. Had a blast at both of them. Then again my wife and I are not only very personable but we make the efforts to engage other people. Both occasions we noticed couples and singles just sitting at tables as if waiting for people to engage them. Most sat alone the entire night.
Did you miss where I said " I was an "outsider" and not worth their time"?
I transferred into a country/farming type of high school during my junior year from city type school so I wasn't someone that had grown up in the kind of environment as everyone else. A majority of the class had known each other since elementary school, I wasn't in that group either. By the time the reunion came around, I had been through 6+ years of military service, starting the March after graduation. Therefore, again, I wasn't part of the community while I was on active duty. I had only seen one person from my senior class during all of that time so, again, I didn't fit in with the rest of the class. Have you seen a pattern in this yet? Less than 10 people actually tried to talk to me when I tried to initiate a conversation. If I hadn't made a serious effort to approach others, I wouldn't have talked to anyone all evening.