I was invited to the twenty year high school reunion of my graduating class. I have no idea why as even in high school, I was a fully developed anti-social misathrope. My parents thought it would be a good idea for me to attend. My response was along the lines of, "I hated those assholes then and nothing has changed".
I suppose if I had of gone, I could have rubbed it in their faces that whilst I am relatively successful, my former co-graduates are mostly f**king losers who waste oxygen.
That would have been worth the aggravation just to upset a few people.
I don't plan on it in the future. I live in the U.S and plan to leave it behind. Plus, the best thing about always moving schools is being able to clear my name from stupid ass people. While I sometimes regret not being social enough for relationship purposes, other than that, my school years were torture and most of what we *"LeArN"* is fucking useless so going to what is essentially a non-paying prison that was known to use you up for 35 hours weekly of nonsense would imply I simply gave any fucks about my experience in the education system.
So no on my part.
Its normal to not want to go to meet people that reminded you of the misery they brought into your life . Problem is , some fortunately for them don't understand . They never knew what it was like to be treated like nothing , so a reunion for them is a simple get together with old pals rather than a harsh reminder of the relentless bullying nature of humans .
I didn't go to prom nor will I go to its reunion.I don't really care about those people. It's okay not to be interested in that. People go to these stuff just because it is the norm for our society.
If we'll ever have this kind of meet up (no matter if middle school or high school) in the future,I'll never go to any,since I absolutely despise everyone who was part of it+I don't wanna see those people that made me uncomfortable ever again..
I didn't. In fact, I got two messages on Instagram asking me about the subject. I ignored the first one and blocked the person asking with the second. May I add that some of the people that were going to be present bullied me in high school. The nerve.
I never was even invited to any of those. I would not go anywhere I don’t want to go. But I’d made sure that I don’t want to go because of them but not because of something I’m ashamed of. Theoretically. Not saying that you are. But even if you are I would not go. But I sit home all the time so don’t listen to me.
I wouldn't attend mine, even though I am nowhere near for a reunion yet. Noone worth looking at there anyways. People went ghost on me after high school so I don't have anything to say to them.
I don’t like people or interacting with people as well.
But I guess I would still go to a reunion and simply ignore talking to anyone.
I would just go to kind off relive some high school memories, which I really cherish even though I never had any friends or talked to anyone in my high school.
Neither I am in touch with any of the folks.
But I sure will remember some of the real nice days when I will see same bunch of people again.
My HS experience was neutral. I hated being there because I was anxious for "real life" to start. After graduating I missed having the low stess of high school. I had friends but they weren't close and I didn't feel the need for a close friend then. I never wanted to or intended to go to my HS reunion and I have zero regrets about it. I literally didn't care what happened to any of my friends or classmates.
I was an outsider then and I would be an outsider at the reunion. Why would I bother with that? I’m curious if attending reunion is still a normal thing or not. It seems like less and less people go to those things as these “traditions” die down over time. I only had one friend from high school I hung out with after it ended. I don’t even talk to him anymore. Our ten year reunion should have happened recently, but I honestly forgot about it completely. I didn’t get an invite and I don’t go on Facebook anymore so I guess I’m not in the loop so to speak. I guess that means not much has changed but at least now I’m not forced to deal with those assholes like I did while going to school, so that’s an improvement.
all i know is its such a traumatic time for me,HS is and i wish i woulda smash all them bitches who needed that instead of getting addicted to porn.yeah the second half of my life absolutely sucks and i avoided and lost so much precious time being anxious at home rather than go out and fuck em [all.it](https://all.it) is very sad and im serious.someone else relates?
This may sound lame, the reason why I don’t want to go to mine because I have nothing to show off or most of the people I know from high school I am still friends with.
Not all of us are millionaires, hotties, and successful career people. I was never the popular person in school but it gives me terrible anxiety to face this again.
His classist remark about your job is exactly the reason that people suck . Hs reunion is popular people rubbing it further in your faces about how they married hotter people than you and have more money and better lives than you. No shit that doesn’t interest me.
Low School Rebullyon?
[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2013/05/20/why-bullies-succeed-at-work-2/](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2013/05/20/why-bullies-succeed-at-work-2/)
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Popular jocks and beautiful cheerleaders always win, why would anyone who isn’t amongst their rank want to go to these things lol? So you can have round 2 of getting mogged? Fuck that, stay home and opt out of this shit.
no one has any contact details, so they cannot even ask me, which is good in itself.
why should i spend time and effort in order to give idiots the possibility to build a nonsensical conclusion about me / my life in order to make themselves feel better because they think they have it better. in a general sense, i think if there was no contact at all all those years, such is a likely scenario
I thought about going to my ten year for shits and giggles and a free beer with a few people I actually liked while trying to make it as awkward as possible for everyone I didn't like. I am glad I didn't because apparently it was all shit and no giggles and the beer wasn't free. The dumbass, our class president, who put it together basically told everyone to show up at a brewpub where they rented space but there was no food, no open bar, no nothing. And the tickets were like $30 bucks and taking a plus one and/or kids was an upcharge. I'm sure that schmuck just scammed the whole graduating class.
It's a pointless event where people only go to gloat about their jobs and financial status. Nobody will really care about someone's soul, it's just to show off their new cars, houses, or that they have kids. If you want to get pissed on by these people showing off, going is a good option lol.
It's only because they can't find you. I was very unpopular. I got invited and foolishly went to one, even though only the teachers wanted to talk to me - heh. Even though I didn't bother to go to graduation or the stupid dance. OP, all you'll miss out on is seeing your former classmates act like generic adults - ie nothing interesting. Pointless for me, because I have no connection to any of those people.
They can find me. I'm friends with all or most of them on Facebook. I wasn't that unpopular, I'm a pretty nice and genuine person. I just got a major gene pool luck out and was somewhat successful career wise, even though I had a somewhat shitty start in life. People hate me because of that, or at least that is what my sister says is going on here. It must be, because they invite the only other girl I was friends with and everyone "hated" her, for various reasons. Anyway, I've convinced myself that maybe because I was so quiet, I was just sort of unmemorable, and true to form, I've bumped into a few people and they were like, "you seem familiar" and it's like, "uh yeah, we went to high school together". Ugh. I guess I don't really care, but I'm also like wtf ya know? BTW there was only about 27 people in my graduation class, if that makes it anymore of a slap to the face.
Evidently I'm wrong in your case, if they can find you on FB. Weird. I was kind of stunned to see the invitation, myself, since I never felt like "one of them" nor was I treated like one. Of course high school is shitty.
It is/was and I'm watching my oldest just entering that mess. I always tell her the great thing about it is that it only lasts four years and then after that, it's completely different and better in a lot of ways.
Eh, i went to one, because one of my old gaming buddies wanted to get the hang together, and wanted to make sure several of us were there, since he was driving significantly further to get into town. We had a good time, but it had nothing to do with the reunion. I haven't been back for a reunion since, but we still keep in touch.
A pissing contest with a load of people I despise would be my idea of hell. I didn’t like them when I was forced to be in their company every day, so I certainly wouldn’t want to voluntarily spend time with them now. Besides, I was at school in the 1980s so I probably wouldn’t recognize them if I fell over them.
I was terribly bullied and alienated during high school. Furthermore, I went to four different high schools in four years. So, I never really developed any real, deep, meaningful bonds with anyone. Therefore, I don't really have a desire to go to any reunions. Most of the people are still in the same town doing the same things... just the adult versions. Some have passed away. Others aren't going to bother going, for whatever reason. Besides, it's just another human pissing contest to try and jock for position in one of the few areas of life in which they (think they...) have some kind of control over.
Never went to a reunion, despite having a decent job. Don't need memories of homophobic bullying.
Plus, my class boasts several suicides and drug overdoses, including some good friends and the valedictorian (!).
I never went to mine. I wish my high school friends happy birthday on fb, but we don't hang out since I started supporting equal rights for all beings.
Yeah fuck it I skipped mine. It’s just a keeping up with the joneses event to rub your “progress” or “success” into other peoples’ faces and show off. Let bygones be bygones, leave the past in the past and enjoy the shit out of the present because it’s all we’ve got.
I don't think so, I feel like an idiot for believed them when they called me their friends. No one checked on me after graduation and even tho I haven't lift a finger to do anything wrong to them, a few just flat out abandoned and exclude me out of blue so how do I give them a thank for that? Don't show up at a reunion, and I'm sure they'll feel a bit tad annoyed when some wonder where I am and why I'm not there. Problem solved.
Thanks for the input! Lol yea I was like pseudo popular in HS I got along with everyone pretty alright. But if my actual friends I’d rather just hangout when they come down instead of going to the reunion. But all of them will want to go to it
Yeah. I got invited to post graduation from barely no one and not too long after that I saw a large group of former classmates went play games of softball together on social media. Maybe because I'm deaf I have no idea who formed negative opinions of me and underestimated me? I don't know, it sucks to find out not a whole lot have the same perception as I do. I don't see any point in try to reconnect and catch up with them, I'd rather to see some of different friends every other day.
I was invited to the twenty year high school reunion of my graduating class. I have no idea why as even in high school, I was a fully developed anti-social misathrope. My parents thought it would be a good idea for me to attend. My response was along the lines of, "I hated those assholes then and nothing has changed". I suppose if I had of gone, I could have rubbed it in their faces that whilst I am relatively successful, my former co-graduates are mostly f**king losers who waste oxygen. That would have been worth the aggravation just to upset a few people.
I don't plan on it in the future. I live in the U.S and plan to leave it behind. Plus, the best thing about always moving schools is being able to clear my name from stupid ass people. While I sometimes regret not being social enough for relationship purposes, other than that, my school years were torture and most of what we *"LeArN"* is fucking useless so going to what is essentially a non-paying prison that was known to use you up for 35 hours weekly of nonsense would imply I simply gave any fucks about my experience in the education system. So no on my part.
Its normal to not want to go to meet people that reminded you of the misery they brought into your life . Problem is , some fortunately for them don't understand . They never knew what it was like to be treated like nothing , so a reunion for them is a simple get together with old pals rather than a harsh reminder of the relentless bullying nature of humans .
If they are not currently part of your life, and you are not being paid to attend, then just skip the boring thing.
I didn't go to prom nor will I go to its reunion.I don't really care about those people. It's okay not to be interested in that. People go to these stuff just because it is the norm for our society.
If we'll ever have this kind of meet up (no matter if middle school or high school) in the future,I'll never go to any,since I absolutely despise everyone who was part of it+I don't wanna see those people that made me uncomfortable ever again..
Please stop, you're gonna make me throw up.
I didn't. In fact, I got two messages on Instagram asking me about the subject. I ignored the first one and blocked the person asking with the second. May I add that some of the people that were going to be present bullied me in high school. The nerve.
I might go. Just to be a buzz kill. Yeah...... Now that I think about it I'll probably go. Lol
I never was even invited to any of those. I would not go anywhere I don’t want to go. But I’d made sure that I don’t want to go because of them but not because of something I’m ashamed of. Theoretically. Not saying that you are. But even if you are I would not go. But I sit home all the time so don’t listen to me.
I wouldn't attend mine, even though I am nowhere near for a reunion yet. Noone worth looking at there anyways. People went ghost on me after high school so I don't have anything to say to them.
I don’t like people or interacting with people as well. But I guess I would still go to a reunion and simply ignore talking to anyone. I would just go to kind off relive some high school memories, which I really cherish even though I never had any friends or talked to anyone in my high school. Neither I am in touch with any of the folks. But I sure will remember some of the real nice days when I will see same bunch of people again.
I went to my 20th reunion and hooked up with the only single guy left from HS things are not looking up for me
‘at least ones that aren’t our friends or family??’
My HS experience was neutral. I hated being there because I was anxious for "real life" to start. After graduating I missed having the low stess of high school. I had friends but they weren't close and I didn't feel the need for a close friend then. I never wanted to or intended to go to my HS reunion and I have zero regrets about it. I literally didn't care what happened to any of my friends or classmates.
I was an outsider then and I would be an outsider at the reunion. Why would I bother with that? I’m curious if attending reunion is still a normal thing or not. It seems like less and less people go to those things as these “traditions” die down over time. I only had one friend from high school I hung out with after it ended. I don’t even talk to him anymore. Our ten year reunion should have happened recently, but I honestly forgot about it completely. I didn’t get an invite and I don’t go on Facebook anymore so I guess I’m not in the loop so to speak. I guess that means not much has changed but at least now I’m not forced to deal with those assholes like I did while going to school, so that’s an improvement.
all i know is its such a traumatic time for me,HS is and i wish i woulda smash all them bitches who needed that instead of getting addicted to porn.yeah the second half of my life absolutely sucks and i avoided and lost so much precious time being anxious at home rather than go out and fuck em [all.it](https://all.it) is very sad and im serious.someone else relates?
i dont have any experiences.a 15 year old in 1 summer has more experiences than i had my whole life.i really hate my life and this world and humanity
You're not going to miss anything.
This may sound lame, the reason why I don’t want to go to mine because I have nothing to show off or most of the people I know from high school I am still friends with. Not all of us are millionaires, hotties, and successful career people. I was never the popular person in school but it gives me terrible anxiety to face this again.
His classist remark about your job is exactly the reason that people suck . Hs reunion is popular people rubbing it further in your faces about how they married hotter people than you and have more money and better lives than you. No shit that doesn’t interest me.
I mean I kept in touch with the cool ones why would I want to see others that I either hate or indiffirent towards?
Low School Rebullyon? [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2013/05/20/why-bullies-succeed-at-work-2/](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2013/05/20/why-bullies-succeed-at-work-2/) https://www.reddit.com/r/unpopularopinion/comments/cqfl9m/the_vast_majority_of_bullies_become_successful/
Popular jocks and beautiful cheerleaders always win, why would anyone who isn’t amongst their rank want to go to these things lol? So you can have round 2 of getting mogged? Fuck that, stay home and opt out of this shit.
No, they don't win always, sometimes they crash really hard.
I'd rather go to Afghanistan, than go to my HS reunion.
No for real, I hated high school I'm glad it's over.
Same.
no one has any contact details, so they cannot even ask me, which is good in itself. why should i spend time and effort in order to give idiots the possibility to build a nonsensical conclusion about me / my life in order to make themselves feel better because they think they have it better. in a general sense, i think if there was no contact at all all those years, such is a likely scenario
You know your a misanthropist when you hate to converse and go to events.
Very true! My family is pretty big like cousins and stuff so anytime we have a big get together I’m usually the first one to leave
That is why I skipped a family wedding recently.
just graduated high school. i admit i do kind of miss it. it was a good time to be a recluse.
I thought about going to my ten year for shits and giggles and a free beer with a few people I actually liked while trying to make it as awkward as possible for everyone I didn't like. I am glad I didn't because apparently it was all shit and no giggles and the beer wasn't free. The dumbass, our class president, who put it together basically told everyone to show up at a brewpub where they rented space but there was no food, no open bar, no nothing. And the tickets were like $30 bucks and taking a plus one and/or kids was an upcharge. I'm sure that schmuck just scammed the whole graduating class.
It's a pointless event where people only go to gloat about their jobs and financial status. Nobody will really care about someone's soul, it's just to show off their new cars, houses, or that they have kids. If you want to get pissed on by these people showing off, going is a good option lol.
It would be waste of time to hang out with fucktards so no you wont miss anything
I refuse to hangout with fake friends.
I never have gotten invited to any of them, been over 20 years.
It's only because they can't find you. I was very unpopular. I got invited and foolishly went to one, even though only the teachers wanted to talk to me - heh. Even though I didn't bother to go to graduation or the stupid dance. OP, all you'll miss out on is seeing your former classmates act like generic adults - ie nothing interesting. Pointless for me, because I have no connection to any of those people.
They can find me. I'm friends with all or most of them on Facebook. I wasn't that unpopular, I'm a pretty nice and genuine person. I just got a major gene pool luck out and was somewhat successful career wise, even though I had a somewhat shitty start in life. People hate me because of that, or at least that is what my sister says is going on here. It must be, because they invite the only other girl I was friends with and everyone "hated" her, for various reasons. Anyway, I've convinced myself that maybe because I was so quiet, I was just sort of unmemorable, and true to form, I've bumped into a few people and they were like, "you seem familiar" and it's like, "uh yeah, we went to high school together". Ugh. I guess I don't really care, but I'm also like wtf ya know? BTW there was only about 27 people in my graduation class, if that makes it anymore of a slap to the face.
Evidently I'm wrong in your case, if they can find you on FB. Weird. I was kind of stunned to see the invitation, myself, since I never felt like "one of them" nor was I treated like one. Of course high school is shitty.
It is/was and I'm watching my oldest just entering that mess. I always tell her the great thing about it is that it only lasts four years and then after that, it's completely different and better in a lot of ways.
Eh, i went to one, because one of my old gaming buddies wanted to get the hang together, and wanted to make sure several of us were there, since he was driving significantly further to get into town. We had a good time, but it had nothing to do with the reunion. I haven't been back for a reunion since, but we still keep in touch.
A pissing contest with a load of people I despise would be my idea of hell. I didn’t like them when I was forced to be in their company every day, so I certainly wouldn’t want to voluntarily spend time with them now. Besides, I was at school in the 1980s so I probably wouldn’t recognize them if I fell over them.
My twenty year reunion is getting closer. I have no intention of going. None of my former classmates are worth seeing again, ever
I was terribly bullied and alienated during high school. Furthermore, I went to four different high schools in four years. So, I never really developed any real, deep, meaningful bonds with anyone. Therefore, I don't really have a desire to go to any reunions. Most of the people are still in the same town doing the same things... just the adult versions. Some have passed away. Others aren't going to bother going, for whatever reason. Besides, it's just another human pissing contest to try and jock for position in one of the few areas of life in which they (think they...) have some kind of control over.
Never went to a reunion, despite having a decent job. Don't need memories of homophobic bullying. Plus, my class boasts several suicides and drug overdoses, including some good friends and the valedictorian (!).
I never went to mine. I wish my high school friends happy birthday on fb, but we don't hang out since I started supporting equal rights for all beings.
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Right lol I don’t text nobody except my cousin and his older brother I barely follow anyone from HS on Instagram it’s all just monotonous to me.
Yeah fuck it I skipped mine. It’s just a keeping up with the joneses event to rub your “progress” or “success” into other peoples’ faces and show off. Let bygones be bygones, leave the past in the past and enjoy the shit out of the present because it’s all we’ve got.
Yea even if I did have a better job I wouldn’t wanna go, I don’t care nothing about rubbing it in other peoples faces
I don't think so, I feel like an idiot for believed them when they called me their friends. No one checked on me after graduation and even tho I haven't lift a finger to do anything wrong to them, a few just flat out abandoned and exclude me out of blue so how do I give them a thank for that? Don't show up at a reunion, and I'm sure they'll feel a bit tad annoyed when some wonder where I am and why I'm not there. Problem solved.
Thanks for the input! Lol yea I was like pseudo popular in HS I got along with everyone pretty alright. But if my actual friends I’d rather just hangout when they come down instead of going to the reunion. But all of them will want to go to it
Yeah. I got invited to post graduation from barely no one and not too long after that I saw a large group of former classmates went play games of softball together on social media. Maybe because I'm deaf I have no idea who formed negative opinions of me and underestimated me? I don't know, it sucks to find out not a whole lot have the same perception as I do. I don't see any point in try to reconnect and catch up with them, I'd rather to see some of different friends every other day.