havent seen this person in 5 years , and I don't know if he remembers me but would it be awkward if I friended him on Facebook/instagram . He also lives in another state.
Is it strange to befriend someone you Haven't seen in 5 years?
I remember a few guys a girls I went to 4th and 5th grade with. When I was in 10th grade (5 to 6 years later), I found my old yearbook from that school and remember that we kind of used to be friends. We just lost each other because I moved to another city after finishing 5th grade. So, back in 10th grade I friended all of them. I didn't think it was weird. A couple of girls even wrote to me first. Said that it's been such a long time, asked how I have been, etc. It was very nice to talk to them again. I didn't feel weird for friending them 5 to 6 years after not seeing or talking to them.
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Nah, if anything it'll just bring back some kind of memories after talking for a little bit. If they don't really react to it, then just leave them be and brush them off. Life goes on and waiting for an old friend to remember might take a lot more effort than you could see or it might take very little. Go for it, you don't really have much to lose, do you?
I think it depends on how well you knew the person before. If you have been actual friends back then, or had any sort of real-life meeting/conversation, then go ahead and add him. I have people from high school add me all the time, and I haven't seen them in 6 years. If you never knew the person though and it was just someone you "passed by in the school hall" sometimes, then it would probably be a bit creepy lol.
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Its not strange, I always add people on Facebook that I don't really know but have seen in person. I'm sure he will be willing to talk to you at some point.
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Nope, I don't think it's weird; a couple of things did it to me.
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its a little odd but honestly its not unusual to get Facebook requests from people you haven't seen in a couple years , but yeah 5 years is a longtime so I'm not sure he's going to remember you , I really don't see this going anywhere even if he does accept the request
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Yep. That's weird. Not weird like "OMG SO CREEPY" weird but more like "How did you find me?" weird combined with "I haven't the slightest half a clue who you are anymore, wtf?" weird.
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Most people are glad to hear from old friends after such a long time. Unless you parted on bad terms, go ahead and contact him!
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not really, I seen people from high school and became friends again because 5 years really isn't that long of a time. That's basically leaving high school and finishing college.
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That is what Facebook is for basically. Connecting with old friends is FB's main use.
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Add him and message him something like "Hey. Do you remember me?" lol
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If you went out then it might be weird. However if you were friends then go for it! -
no, I would totally do it.
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i would say it is kind of weird
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DO it, DO it, DO it, DO it, DO it, DO it,
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i wouldn't find that weird, just add him.
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