I didn’t really come into my own as far as being social and having a lot of friends and acquaintances until I went away to college. I don’t have a single high school friend remaining in my life and didn’t have that many to start with. It wasn’t a miserable experience, I participated in sports, it was OK, but it didn’t really mean any more to me than any other public or private school I attended. Hearing all the stories people love to tell, seeing the nostalgia movies, etcetera makes me look back and think that maybe I missed out on something and maybe I did, but it was the life that I lived and that was who I was at the time, so it couldn’t have been otherwise. I didn’t always dine alone at lunch during high school but didn’t see why it was a big deal if I did. I didn’t feel shunned, it just wasn’t all that important to me.
I worked in high school, no time for a social life.
Funny how differently people live their lives. I remain very close with several friends from High School, including my best friend. But, NONE from college. That's not really intentional. I had some close friends in college. But, we all split and went many different directions. And, we NEVER have reunions.
I was pretty lucky though. I went from kindergarten through High School in the same small town. Many of these friends I met in nursery school. By the time we all reached High School, there wasn't much "fitting in" to be done. We were more like family. Of course, even in family... there are some you like more than others. ;-)
I had two friends that i kept in contact with but high school was mostly being with a bunch of losers. no education. I used to laugh at the white moth/black moth crap in biology class. i was good at math, the rest was bs. my one friend stole a Stradivarius when he was a student at Boston university. My other friend and i still can’t believe it. but he became a real a$$hole died at 56 of pancreatic cancer. Stealing another persons livelihood can eat you up.