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Originally Posted by ApK
Anti-social-networking though I am, I must say, as one of those guys who was afraid to approach girls in high school, there may be a point. People grow up and learn. Sometime it's nice to have a second chance, and good things could possibly come of it.
Imagine if no one would have friended Robert Johnson after he got back from the crossroads.....
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The problem is that I already went through this on MySpace. This was when I was in high school of course, and so I let some of my elementary/middle school friends into that "circle" then.
The problem is that after not seeing people for 5 years (I went to private school for 7th-12th grade), it's like everything has changed. These aren't people I know anymore. I mean, we have the memories, the yearbooks, the pictures from school, etc, but that's where it all ends. And obviously, those people didn't even bother to even post on my wall to say hello, I became just another "number" on their friend list.
So I don't just add familiar faces anymore.
If people don't care about me, why should I care about them?
As for guys... I have never been interested in a relationship for whatever reason.
So "missing out" isn't really a problem for me. I grew up seeing so many relationship problems between parents, and now have friends going through the same thing. Plus, I am the most stable person in my house, and I have no desire to move away from my parents when they have issues of their own and a kid starting middle school. It would be a disastrous move to have my brother go through that alone. Especially when school is already stressful enough.