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brabmuffin	Like meeting a stranger	Lead	[-]
Moderator Olympian Posts: 17112 (05/02/08 3:07 AM) Lush in Command Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Tags : None So here is the deal... When I was a kid, my neighbor and I were best friends.. We did everything together, went to school, picked on old people, stole the boy's tree forts... Anyway, as most children do we grew apart... We wrote a handful of letters to each other when my family first moved, but in time our own lives took p residence and we went our own ways... Now, some 13 years later, we have crossed paths... Next month I will be going to visit a few friends in WA, and was talking about maybe taking a road trip to Portland.... The more I got to thinking about it, the more that I have started to freak myself out... The girl next door that I was best friends with, and the woman, I am getting to know are two different people.. I am shy enough as it is (stop laughing), and I have now freaked myself out of meeting up with her... anyway... throw any ideas you may have out there
gabsmum17		#1	[-]
Two Star General Posts: 2277 (05/02/08 3:30 AM) Xena's Personal Trainer Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Take the plunge sweetie! She may be a breath of fresh air for you. Give yourself a chance, you are a beautiful person and if she is as good a person she will recognise the goodness in you and wouldn't be able to stop herself frombeing your friend. GO FOR IT! Gabs Misfit of Mudd Nothing is better than a good mudd fight, and The Misfit of Mudd is the master of Mudd fights!!
Nanziniemi		#2	[-]
Two Star General Posts: 1061 (05/02/08 4:34 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I could understand, Ive been best friend with my neighbour, when I look at old pictures its full of us doing the stuff we shouldnt do;) we were a bit tomboyish so we were always in trees, being at places we were not allowed but always making a great deal of fun. I moved when I was 13 and I haven't seen her since. Sometimes I wonder if we could still get along but most of me just things we grew appart. Though sometimes itll be nice to see what shes like now we grew up to be totally different persons. I think its great that you meet again:) Bringing back old memories and stuff, I think thats great:) Dont be shy! \| My music vids \| My art \| My Band \|
TheJollyApe		#3	[-]
Two Star General Posts: 1844 (05/02/08 7:50 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Not really. I've got a friend I've done the same thing to, I keep pushing and pushing and it never happens cause I'm just a little bit too weirded out and afraid at this point. But I think the best way is to actually treat it as if you are meeting a stranger, or someone you've met online but never in "real life". Meet up at some neutral place like a coffeeshop and set a timeframe. Say that you're gonna meet for 2 hours and then you have to be somewhere else, perhaps that will take the pressure off. It's advice I've been given, but never had an opportunity to use, so I don't know how successful it is. "If I'm free, it's because I'm always running."
TheNextGabrielle		#4	[-]
Two Star General Posts: 2219 (05/02/08 11:32 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I agree with Jolly's post. It's been awhile since you've seen her and people change and they become whole new people. "Whatever happens, know that my love for you is endless."
Buckwolf		#5	[-]
Warrior Posts: 387 (05/02/08 1:18 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Just be yourself and it'll encourage her to be herself. You've probably both changed a great deal but remember that she's in this situation as much as you are. She's probably just as nervous about it. But you're two old friends meeting, no matter what. Who knows, you both might still see something you recognize in each other. I've always loved seeing old friends again, regardless of how long it has been since the last encounter. Please feel free to check out my deviantart site and my fanfic site!
absinthe angel 777		#6	[-]
Two Star General Posts: 2007 (05/03/08 7:46 PM) Dark Angel Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	The kids I went to High School with are ENTIRELY different people now. I probably wouldn't have a thing in common with them anymore. Absinthe Angel 777's Xena Fan Fiction! Infinity Factory - Atheism, Paganism, Political, Jazz, Cryptozoology gifts and more! New designs!
lara1862		#7	[-]
Villager Posts: 28 (05/03/08 8:52 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I say try for it. Not long ago I ran into a friend that I grew up with and hadn't seen in almost 30 years! We exchanged phone numbers and agreed to meet for lunch someday. I was shocked to learn that she'd left her husband. She may be shocked to learn that I'm gay...so I have no idea how the conversation's going to go. I'll be giving her a call. If nothing comes of it than just lunch, that's OK. Friends are hard to come by, so go for it.
LittleDragonWarrior		#8	[-]
First Citizen Posts: 131 (05/03/08 10:21 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Go for it! I can totally understand. My best friend and I from my childhood lost contact with each other for about 11 years. I just found her on facebook and it's like we are two totally different people. But I think that the root of friendships stay strong even though we may part so just go and have fun!
brabmuffin		#9	[-]
Moderator Olympian Posts: 17148 (05/03/08 10:38 PM) Lush in Command Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	thats just it... We are completely different... Our paths in life seemed to have crossed, and some how over the last several years we ended up on each others paths... She has turned into the woman that she thought that I would be, and some how, I turned into the woman that I thought she would be... I am not totally convinced that meeting with her would be a bad thing... I am fully aware that life changes people, some times for the better, some times for the worst.. What I am concerned with is that she has such high expectations of me already, I guess I am more afraid that I will be a disappointment, to her or to myself, I haven't quite figured out which yet
HelAreyn		#10	[-]
One Star General Posts: 896 (05/03/08 11:10 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I had a dream last night about meeting my childhood best friend again. It was the scariest thing I'd done in a while. In my dreams she is still the girl I knew back then. Even though I know she is no longer that person. She became the person I was on the path to becoming before I met her. We just drifted apart after a few years. I left, and I feel horrible about it, that we...well I never got the closure I needed, it was just left hanging. I saw her not even three or four years ago, and I hope someday I can resolve things, when I'm around her its heaven and as though nothing has changed but as soon as I leave her immediate proximity it fades back into nothing. I do think it is good to see people you knew a while ago, kind of like a check point in life, a look to see how far you've come. No Xena, No Xenaverse! "I wanna talk to you" "The last time we spoke Mr. Smith you reduced me to tears, I can promise you I won't allow that to happen again." Thanks goes out to Trancegem for the nametag, and to a whole bunch of lovelies for the userbar.

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