+29 School reunions are wonderful even if you weren't popular when you were a student, amirite?

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Man my class just organized the 20th and it's at a restaurant. Class of 650 people and they reserved a restaurant. How the hell is that supposed to work

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Usually because that's how many will actually show up.

by Bell96 2 weeks ago

2015? More like 2003.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Close to what? That's the year I graduated.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Probably because the event sucks, it's a circular logic. I went to my mom's 20th, it was a 3 day event, a big family day at the park, a nice dinner just for adults, then like golf and some other group activities. A big event worth taking a long weekend for. One dinner in our hometown? I'm only 3 hrs away and that sounds like a lot just for dinner, much less the people that moved farther.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

My SCHOOL didn't even have 650 people. My goodness. Lol

by Popular_Soil_6841 2 weeks ago

My 10 year reunion originally started at an event center but there was almost no interest because they were charging like $25 a person to go. It eventually wound up in the side room of a bar with what looked like maybe 15 people from a class of 200.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Idk how many my class had but they rented something an hour away from the city when to school in. It's out in the middle of nowhere! If you live out of state you have to then drive another hour?! And where already 45mins-1hr away from the major city so 2hrs?! No thank you

by Professional_Pipe947 2 weeks ago

My MIL goes to her reunions. She went to her 50th, which was in a city 2 hrs away and was a whole 3 day event. Her next one is her 60th and it will be in the town she went to HS in. I graduated in 1998 and I heard about the 10 yr reunion but I don't think they've had one since. Of the few people I still keep in contact with from HS I don't know anyone that has gone to any reunions. I feel like it's just something that is dying off. So many people live far from home now, we are all busy, and a reunion isn't very high on priorities. It's not a priority for me and I fly back home all the time and I can pretty much fly anywhere anytime. I can't imagine how much of a burden it would be if you have to work and pay to travel.

by Andreane03 2 weeks ago

Mine tried organizing a 20th and I'm not sure more 10 people even replied.

by Visible-Ad5958 2 weeks ago

Reunions were to see what people do for a living, who got fat, who has kids, who went bald, etc. We have Social Media for that now.

by Large_Impress_4681 2 weeks ago

Or to see and talk to the random people you to talk to regularly. I mean there are dozens of people who were somewhere between friends and acquaintances that I would talk with at school regularly that I haven't seen since graduation since we weren't particularly close. It's kind of a depressing notion to think that after that day we would never see each other again.

by PauseIll6090 2 weeks ago

I was severely bullied my whole school life....why would I want to see any of those crap humans? I won't be going to my reunion.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

If I was in your shoes I wouldn't go either

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

My childhood bully, who peaked in highschool is the one planning the 10 year reunion. She's a mess.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

They will have changed and you might get an apology out of them.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

I'd rather not see them ever again.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Imagine being scared of children as an adult

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Imagine not realizing that some things cannot be taken back, atoned for, or unsaid. Oh, wait a minute. You don't have to imagine since that's the fantasy world in which you live!

by Zoe72 2 weeks ago

You … do know that the bullies are adults now, too, right?

by jessycamcglynn 2 weeks ago

Do you purposely expose yourself to people who harmed you previously?

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Maybe. Or they'll be more obnoxious than ever. And sometimes horrible obnoxious people end up doing well in life, and who wants to go to a reunion to see that?

by SwimmerNo 2 weeks ago

I had one fb message me many years ago to apologise for what a bitch she'd been to me. I never replied because the message was just about her clearing away her guilt. If I replied and forgave her, she got her guilt cleared, if I told her to get stuffed, she'd get her guilt cleared and I'd look petty. So I didn't reply. She did me lifelong damage, so she can stew in her guilt as far as I'm concerned.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Forgive but never forget. Forgiveness serves those who are forgiving just as much, if not more, than those who are forgiven.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Sounds like you really should forgive her so you can start the getting over it and growing up stage.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Im not the one that's still pissy over a child that did wrong to me and then grew up to apologize

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Nah, you are just the one acting like an asshole now Im not the one that's still pissy over a child that did wrong to me and then grew up to apologize

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Nice

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

I mean, you seem "pissy" about their choices. Sounds like that's your problem, not theirs.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Dont read that.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Who said anyone was owed anything. Yall need therapy. Holding onto trauma and grudges hurts the victims more than the wrongdoers.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

It certainly has a lot to do with growing up and I was talking about the last person who WAS apparently holding a grudge for 20+ years. Accepting an apology and forgiving the past isn't making friends and bringing a person into your life. It's an opportunity for closure.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Yep. I'm almost 100% that you were a bully in school.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Sounds like either you were never severely bullied, or you were one of the bullies and don't want to be faced with your own actions.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Have you ever met a real human being face to face?

by cruzschimmel 2 weeks ago

They don't deserve an opportunity to apologise.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Eh, one of my bullies grew up. Still wouldn't want to talk to him.

by Bell96 2 weeks ago

No but kids do grow up, at least some do.

by Virtual-Respect 2 weeks ago

Being a kid isn't an excuse for bulling people. And until we as a society start treating kids like they aren't morons who have no idea what they're doing, bulling is going to continue to ruin people's lives.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Hate begets hate, love begets love.

by Virtual-Respect 2 weeks ago

Lol, I don't hate, but that doesn't mean I have to put myself in situations that I do not want to be in anymore. Never had any desire to see the people I graduated with again. There is no reason for me to see them.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

I wasn't talking about you. If a kid is raised around nothing but hate what do you expect. Although I will say that there are still kids who are assholes just because, and they never grow out of it. I'm just saying that there are some kids who are truly a victim of their environment and need something or someone to show them the better path.

by Virtual-Respect 2 weeks ago

Ok, I got you. I get it, hurt people hurt people, and that may explain some bullies, but not all. Some are just cruel for no good reason. And it seems some people don't realize (or don't care) that even something relatively mild like making fun of someone's dress or appearance can have a negative affect, sometimes lasting. Even from a very young age, I would've never dreamed of ridiculing someone's shoes or clothes or hair or whatever. Like, why? What's the point? I don't understand that mindset, thankfully.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

We aren't pretending that makes anything better lol.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

An apology doesn't erase their actions. I don't want an apology from my bullies, I want to never see them ever again.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

And? The apology wouldn't help me, it would only help them feel better.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

I'm not in contact with a single person from school, I wouldn't even know how to get in contact with any of them if I wanted to.

by Lazy-Shallot 2 weeks ago

What's the benefit to anyone besides the school? I still see my high school friends, I have no desire to talk to anyone else; why take an evening out of my time to make small talk with people I won't see for another 5-10 years?

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Because you can get business leads and just general enjoyment out of them.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Don't really care to hear about Sally's latest MLM snare.

by Most-Variation-9207 2 weeks ago

Literally the reason I hate them. Sorry hun, I am not joining your MLM to be my own boss thank you very much.

by Honest-Market 2 weeks ago

Business leads? Not everyone is networking at all times, nor do we want to be.

by SwimmerNo 2 weeks ago

It's pretty obvious that the only people I talk to from highschool are the people I want to talk to lol it's not very deep. I don't hate or miss 99% people from school. It's called moving on.

by Naomiechamplin 2 weeks ago

Let me guess :You're a "business owner" for an MLM!

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

I'm a prosecutor, so they'd better hope I don't get business leads out of them. I would be more than happy to send a few away, though.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

I think it's genuinely weird not to be curious about the lives of everyone you graduated with and spent a good portion of your lives around, especially when all it costs you is a literal single evening catching up. Even if they are lying and trying to prop their image up, who cares? It's interesting to see how people may have grown. For one night of your life I feel like that's a very worthwhile experience. I'm convinced most of the people against it are either still bitter about highschool, have failed completely in life, or have recently graduated (in which case, super fair).

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

It's genuinely weird to not be curious about lives of people you haven't seen in years? It's weirder saying that. Who cares. "Even if they're lying trying to prop their image up, who cares?". Sooo sure, I'll go get lied to for 3 hours and pretend to have a good time? Be serious. Sounds like you need hobbies.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Why? Who cares what they're doing?

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

In some sense most of your classmates are kind of like co-workers; you're brought together through circumstances, and if you're not actively friends with them you will not see or keep in contact with them beyond that common thing keeping you in contact. I couldn't care less what the guys who I graduated with are doing now, same as my co-workers from my previous job. If I fostered genuine friendships with any of those people then a reunion would not be necessary anyway.

by Elenathiel 2 weeks ago

Someone had a wildly different high school experience than I did.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

The ones I'm kinda curious about I follow them on Instagram, I have a general idea of what they're doing, they have a general idea about me too. I don't see the point of spending time and money to catch up with the ones I barely remember their face.

by Marcomayer 2 weeks ago

Genuine question: why do you care about the lives of people you don't know/don't interact with?

by Own-Conversation 2 weeks ago

Why would they lie? Seriously? The same reason literally every person lies on social media, to make them feel better about themselves. A class reunion is basically early days facebook in real life. For you to gloat about your awesome life and have others congratulate you for it.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Because "I had 3 kids by 25 and work an entry level warehouse or office job" isn't very exciting. If I was curious, I'd reach out on SM or have a nosey. Plenty of other things I'd rather do with my time

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

When I went back for my 5yr, we all got a laugh when we learned that our bully wasn't there. Turns out he was upstate for a spell. I think he was out by the 10 but nobody ever really saw much from him again.

by gonzaloupton 2 weeks ago

Had a great time at my 10th HS reunion last fall as someone who was liked but definitely not popular. I rolled up with my actual friends who I still keep in touch with and my girlfriend, and it was just a pleasant night drinking a few beers and hearing about the interesting things the people who you always wished well, but not enough to actually stay close with, are up to. To me it was just endlessly fascinating to get an update on all the "side characters" I spent 7 hours a day with for four years.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

I'm glad someone else here gets it. I had a great time at my reunions. I hope all my former classmates do well in life so it was nice hearing all their stories.

by cgrant 2 weeks ago

This exactly! I had the same experience at my 10th last fall too (:

by BandicootFar3751 2 weeks ago

I just think the idea of them is silly. The people I liked in high school I still keep in contact with. If I haven't reached out to someone in that many years it's because I don't want contact with them, I don't think a school arranged get together is the ideal way to connect with people anyways, better to make friends and connections more organically in my experience.

by johnsonpedro 2 weeks ago

It kinda feels like the only utility for them now is to try to bang out with a high school flame one last time lol

by Popular_Soil_6841 2 weeks ago

lol - YES

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Honestly I've always been staunchly against the idea of going to a high school reunion, but you may have just changed my mind.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Most people are terrible about keeping in touch.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

I'm sure high school reunions are great for people that are like that.

by johnsonpedro 2 weeks ago

I can show up once in a decade. I can't keep up with regular correspondence multiple times a year.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Schools organize reunions so that they can get donations.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Not my school. Our school has a dedicated person from 20+ years ago from our class and it requires all of the alumni to organize it. Our school has no involvement in it at all.

by Large_Impress_4681 2 weeks ago

Well I hope it's an enjoyable way to make money for those that do attend. If given a choice I'd rather just mail in a check donation than go to a reunion of people I went to high school with.

by johnsonpedro 2 weeks ago

Why would I volunteer to attend a social gathering when I'll have zero relationship to anyone there, nor any fulfilling reason to be there.

by Prestigious-Mail3530 2 weeks ago

I have basically completely changed my personality and social group since graduating high school I have literally zero interest on reconnecting with pretty much anyone from high school nor do I even really remember them at this point

by Sharp-Reflection-673 2 weeks ago

I didn't peak in high school, so I have no interest in a high school reunion.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

I certainly didn't peak in high school either, but that's what made our reuinion so fun! The people from high school that I am friends with today - we never crossed paths in high school. Our high school was huge (graduating class of 750ish). I think about 80 people showed up to the reunion but I had a lot of fun!

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

My ten year was a lot of fun and we had a good turnout. Since then every year there's been less people to show up than the year being celebrated. Actually found out this week I will be out of town for my 25th, a tad bummed, but definitely not missing out on the event of the year

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

I've kept in contact with all the high school people I want to. I do like to reunite with my college cohort, though lately it's for memorials of our old professors

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

You do you.

by Imaginary-Cook-5645 2 weeks ago

Living in the UK... I've never been to one

by Specialist-Dare7393 2 weeks ago

I've been invited to two, but they were organised by people in the class and not really an official event through the school. I went to one and I'd be lying if it wasn't pleasant but it was definitely surface level and just being nosey about where people are now.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Popular or not, school reunions are really not my jam. You just talk about the past, and if manage to escape that you realise people are super boring and basically all follow the same blueprint in life

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

I mean, "a few hours of enjoyment" can be had doing many other things besides seeing people I didn't give a crap about 20+ years ago.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

So much cynicism and misery it's incredible.

by cgrant 2 weeks ago

Right? God forbid someone see people they shared a formative experience with

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

That wasn't my experience, sadly. I only went to the first one and that was enough. People were still cliquey and I got told by one guy that I only went to show everyone how hot I was (I was fat and frumpy in high school). Some people stay jerks and aren't worth looking up again. Glad your experience has been positive though!

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

This is unpopular. I don't want to see those people. The ex that dumped you? The girl that never liked you back? The kids that picked on you? The friends you fell out with? Nah.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

I like the idea of a school reunion, but I think in practice they would just be awkward. I never went to mine (I actually don't even know if my schools has them lol) because if I wanted to keep in touch with any of those people, I would have. I just don't see the point in going to hang out with some people I don't care about enough to keep in my life.

by That-Soup 2 weeks ago

I've never been invited to any kind of school reunion and have no idea if such a thing has ever happened at my school. I would be curious to see what people are like now, to be honest. See who's still a twat and who's changed.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

I never wanted to see those people when I was in school. Now that I'm well out and away from school, why would I put effort into seeing those losers?

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

They're only wonderful because I get to see my personal predictions confirmed about the bullies who turned out to be absolute losers who hate their lives. ❤️

by Agitated_Office5383 2 weeks ago

Pretty sure this is why god created Facebook.

by Minervagleichne 2 weeks ago

Thanks to social media I already know what everyone has been up to. I don't need to go see them at an event lol

by Low_Band2979 2 weeks ago

It must be a trap - OP is the school bully! 😂

by Character_Run 2 weeks ago

Nah. People are probably nicer now, but it seems like a waste of an evening to be fake nice to bunch of people I never actually liked. With social media, reunions are pretty pointless. We have no problem keeping up with the lives of those we genuinely cared for.

by Ready_Ad3392 2 weeks ago

I really feel like with the advent of social media part of the utility, if you can call it that, Has kind of been lost to time. If I really cared, I could see what most of the people I went to school with have been up to. I graduated in 2008 and as far as I know, my class/school never had one and I wonder if that's partially why lol.

by Popular_Soil_6841 2 weeks ago

Idc about none of that, I hated half those inbred rednecks back then as much as I do now, that's why I moved away. I dont wanna see anyone I don't already talk to.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

I'd be shocked if anyone remembered who I was if I went to the 20 year. Never mind that there is nobody from HS that I'd want to see again.

by Ok_Nectarine_797 2 weeks ago

No thanks. I don't want to see the people, the town, or the state I grew up in. I'm good.

by borertatum 2 weeks ago

I'm in touch with the 2 I cared about otherwise I don't care what 'I'm better then all of you' Becky has been doing since school

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

My 20 year reunion will be 2030. I'll go if my best friend goes.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

I'm curious to see what people are up to, but it sounds like about 20 people showed up to the last one. Plus whenever I'm back in my hometown, I generally want to see fewer old highschool classmates, and I'm usually kind of bummed that when I go out with people I used to like, there are also people I didn't used to like much who get invited as well

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

I would have went if I didn't move so far away. It wasn't worth the travel time and expense to me, but the people who went had positive things to say about it.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

I was disappointed my 10- year reunion was cancelled due to Covid and we haven't had one scheduled since :(

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

I was never bullied but I didn't genuinely like anyone either. Why would I want to see people I barely remember?

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

The only reason I'd go to a school reunion is because I'm nosey and I like to know what people are up to, but we have Facebook for that so.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

I've never even been to one and I've been out since 2010. I've also never received any kind of invitation either.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

I'm not going because I'm simply uninterested. I had a pretty good high school experience. A little bit of drama but nothing crazy. Mostly positive! I see all the updates on Facebook and instagram. No reason to go really.

by ireinger 2 weeks ago

The only thing I can think of I care less about than what anyone I went to high school is up to, is rehashing literally anything that happened while I was in high school.

by altanitzsche 2 weeks ago

Until my wedding day, the day I graduated from high school was the happiest day of my life. School sucked and too many of the people I went to school with sucked. I would never willingly put myself in a room with those assholes again.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

absolutely no thanks. no one from my lot would even show up 😂 majority moved states

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Are there free snacks?

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

There was literally no one going that I wanted to see. How is that "wonderful?" Do you work for an event planning company?

by Constant-Weather 2 weeks ago

Just because YOU had a good time doesn't mean everyone would.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Me personally, I don't like the people I went to high school with because one bitch ruined my reputation and everyone believed her. No need to associate with them. Generally though, I think it's usually like 65/35 in favor of people not liking their school reunions. So your opinion could be classified as unpopular.

by GlobalLab2738 2 weeks ago

Man I heard about some of the stuff that happened to the kids I graduated with in highschool you couldn't pay me to go to that reunion my revenge is a life well lived

by jacobsonwava 2 weeks ago

My Cleveland high school has alum events throughout the country, and every few years Chicago hosts. I've attended 4 or 5 of them - usually at a downtown gastro, open bar, free food, open to all alums - and I've enjoyed them despite an unhappy middle/high school experience. Maybe 2 dozen people show up, a few from my class, no spouses. As for our 25-year this Spring, however, not interested.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

I see no reason for going to one, hardly anyone ever cared about me, heck, I barely speak to anyone from my HS years

by Abdullah02 2 weeks ago

I went to my 30th and had a blast. Once was enough. My 50th I'd coming up and I'm not going.

by FunInvestigator 2 weeks ago

I'm glad my class were all in favor in voting for no reunion.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Did a high school reunion write this?

by Mikelbotsford 2 weeks ago

I don't dread them, I just don't go. If I want to know what someone I went to hs is up to, I'll hit them up on social.

by Own-Conversation 2 weeks ago

No thanks. Time is the most valuable thing I have. I don't want to give it to some assholes in high school

by Solid_Steak 2 weeks ago

I didn't even know people still went to high school reunions in this day and age (Said by me, the most aloof girl in her high school class, ✨the first of her kind✨). That being said, I can't imagine why you'd want to surround yourself with people who met you before your prefrontal cortex kicked in.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

I love school reunions, so I obviously agree.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Never in my life would I waste my energy on that

by rickkuvalis 2 weeks ago

I didn't go to my graduation, I was so grateful to get out of there. I don't dread my reunions at all; I never even once considered attending. The people I care about are still in my life.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Why would I ever want to see or talk to people who didn't want me to even exist in their world? No one can ever convince me that I've missed anything at all by not going to a reunion.

by Zoe72 2 weeks ago

Reunions were for pre facebook and pre covid time periods....

by Jerdepatience 2 weeks ago

It'll be my 10-year anniversary in 2 years' time. Don't know if my class will celebrate it; I'm even more on the fence about whether or not I'd go if they did. I was a weird kid who struggled to make and keep friends, and obnoxiously overcompensated as a result. I'm a lot less obnoxious now, but still weird, and I feel like I wouldn't "fit in" at a reunion. The majority of my class went to the same unis after graduation so they all kept in contact to some extent; I didn't. I don't know if I'd have much—if anything—in common with even the people I used to be friends with, if I attended.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

This might sound really rude but…I don't care to see what anyone from my high school is up to 😬 I keep up with maybe 4 people from that time in my life but it was 20 years ago, I've moved on.

by Fancy-Yoghurt6281 2 weeks ago

People have school reunions still?

by CommitteeFree 2 weeks ago

My HS 10 year reunion is this year. I will not be attending. I talk to ONE person from high school. I exited the reunion chat as soon as they made it and I don't intend on ever going to one. I don't care about those people, and they don't care about me.

by Mireyahowe 2 weeks ago

I like a good night out at the pub adding a bunch of people who I have a foundation with makes it better. I liked my reunions. Have a few drinks , share some stories, crash at my parents. Considering it's one night every 10 years it's not a big a burden. It's even reignited some old friendships because you end up talking with people who are at a similar stage of life. Share parenting tips , cool vacation ideas. If I'm honest , I don't get why they have a bad reputation online. I understand that for some going to a reunion would be dreadful due to bullying or other trauma that happens in a high school. I'm just unsure that's most people

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Wow this is an unpopular opinion. My class has never done reunions, but I wouldn't attend if they did, I do not want to see those ~70 people again after being trapped in a cage together from the ages of 5 to 17.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

As a trans woman I would wanna go to a school reunion if only to show everyone my glow-up

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

I'm glad to see one of these that aren't deeply antisocial

by Negative-Ad9501 2 weeks ago

Yeah, they're great. Especially since you can rub into other people's faces you've achieved more than they ever did.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago