When you run into someone you know but haven't seen in a long time?

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Do you go an greet them or do you walk in the opposite direction?

I tend to try and not talk to them. Not that I don't like them or anything, but that I'm usually on my way somewhere when it happens and it would take too long to reminisce on the past and all, lol. Horrible? I dunno

What do you tend to do?

cun7n1nja · Accepted Answer

For me it honestly depends on how I know them, and how I felt about them in the past, lol. If it's a person I've always been friendly with even if I barely know them, I'll stop and chitchat. If it's someone I went to school with or just know from 'out and about', I try to make myself seem preoccupied to avoid actually interacting with them because some of them make me uncomfortable, for whatever reason. Sometimes for no reason at all, haha. I actually ran into a girl I've known for years through school who is friends with my ex, though we'd never really spoken much when we were in school and I hadn't seen her in a couple years. I probably would have avoided interaction with her just because of that awkwardness, but she more or less approached me when we ran into each other. So we got to talking about 'old times' and mutual friends, etc, and though we don't really hang out, I like her a lot now that we've passed that barrier. And her daughter really likes me, lol, kids tend to take to me like white on rice.

gummybear888 · Accepted Answer

I'll smile. depends on who it is. again a smile isn't always a good thing either. I don't get emotional much about anything, even if it's an ex.

It of course is situation dependent. if it's my ex boyfriend and it was on good terms, we can chit chat and see what's going on. if it's on bad terms, it probably has died so we move along on our merry way. a long time friend, sure again I like talking to people and will talk. other than that, no I don't avoid unless they treated me wrongly. I don't like appearing rude.

couchfry666 · Accepted Answer

Same as you. I almost never talk to anyone that I haven't talked to in a long time. It tends to take to long and most likely clashes with the plans I have for the day...they always want to hang out sooner than expected.

SunSeeker · Accepted Answer

Depends on how good of friends we were in the past. It actually happened to me on Saturday with like three old friends, I stopped and said hello to each one and we had a good little convo and caught up with things. I don't know, sometimes it can be awkward if you didn't know the person all that well lol.

Mr_Solo_Dolo · Accepted Answer

I just keep walking and if they say hi then I'll say hi but if they don't then I'll act like I didn't see them. It's kind of a douchey move but oh well.

ZenQueen · Answer

I avoid them because I don't feel like lying about how great my life is or telling the embarrassing truth (I'm single, not in school, not working, living at home, blah blah blah, who's your fantastic life going? oh Harvard? wow that's great! You and your boyfriend  went to hawaii? wow that's great!) ughhhhhh

heavenonearth · Answer

I'll say hi if they're close. Just a "hey *insert name*, haven't seen you in a while, what's up?" type of thing. If I'm in a hurry I'll keep it short, and if I want to talk to them more but can't right then I'll say we should hang out sometime. Chances are we have each others' numbers, or at the very least we're friends on Facebook.

tohrment · Answer

I grab out my phone and look busy.

If I haevn't seen them in a long time it's cos I didn't keep in contact. If I didn't keep in contact its cos I didn't wanna see them. I evade people I don't wanna see. You can't fight that logic.

Stacyzee · Answer

Haha, I only stop if the person is worth stopping for. If the person was a co-worker of mine I usually wave and continue moving. If the person is someone whom I'd like to regain companionship with then I will stop and have a brief conversation.

muzeasd · Answer

It all depends on how good our relations were. I mean I have seen someone who I knew then I certainly go to him and talk to him and vice versa. But if our relations were not good then I try not talk to him.

FierceMegan · Answer

Depends on who it is.  Some people only ask me for thing, so I try to avoid them. Some people I haven't seen in a long time, so I try to catch up briefly.

icecreamlover · Answer

it depends if were on good terms or not, if were on bad terms, I pretend I didn't see them and walk away, and if were on good terms id be delighted to see them and say hey! what's up

Baby-Gurl · Answer

I normally just smile and say a quick hello. But if its a long time friend that I have seen in a while I usually stop and have a little chat with them.

MWalsh89 · Answer

Usually I'll say hi, but then most of the time that's the end of the conversation, a quick hi, yeah I know you and then on with life. Kind of depressing half the time.

whoareyou2 · Answer

I just call out their name and say something like  'yo what's going on, haven't seen you in a while' and maybe talk to them for a min or so. I never pretend to not notice or see someone I know, I think it's retarded to do that.

So-Innocent · Answer

When I was little whenever I saw one of my classmates at the grocery store or something, I would hide. Now, I pretty much do the same thing. Is that bad?

AmberChick · Answer

I tend to talk to them . I may not see them for a long time after that and I don't want our last meeting to be awkward

ic3st0rmer · Answer

i'll see if I've caught their attention, and smile, then hi if the person smiles back... will talk to him/her depending on how close we used to be.

dudeman · Answer

lol I just pretend I don't see them, if I wanted to talk to them, I would, that's why I haven't seen them in a long time, I don't care for their company

mike5150 · Answer

I leave it to them if they want to talk. I learned along time ago if people really are interestead in you as a person they will try and keep in contact with you.

stevo2 · Answer

Depends. If it's someone from my past I had a good connection with, I'd be estatic to see them. If it's someone I didn't like, I wouldn't say the first word to them.

DianaDDreamer · Answer

Well it depends on the person! If I liked Them and we were firends at a point then yes! If they were d***s then no! Lol

CindiluvsFriends · Answer

Same as you.  Of course it all depends on how much I like the person too:)

sweet_18 · Answer

If I like them then I would say hey and that I was happy to see them again and ask them what they've been doing with their life

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