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I want my old friend back!
I have a neighbor the same age as me, 13, and he used to be my best friend when we were three. I am a girl and when I was little I never minded the gender difference. We always used to be together since we are neighbors. Flash forward about two years. We were in kindergarden together, but then he switched schools. Over the years we talked less and less and around seven or eight stopped completely. Flash forward again to sixth grade. I met my best friend. Seventh grade she met my old best friend, and became best friends with him and started crushing on him. I tried to become friends with him again, but it never worked. I didn't have any classes with him so I never talked to him. I hope to have some with him next year, but I'm curious because according to my friend he said he wants to be friends with me again too. I'm just scared and puzzled because the weird thing is I feel I have to protect him because he was like my brother. Should I let it go or try to befriend him again? And if it helps with a solution, I'm pretty good friends with a lot of his friends. Thanks!
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Well I'm sure you know that when people grow up, they change. You won't always be friends with kids you grew up with.
But sometimes it is possible. So if you really want to be friends with him again, then go for it. You honestly don't have anything to lose.
Just start talking to him again. You probably won't start out as good friends right away. It's almost like making a new friend because you both have grown up so you both are into different things. So start with small talk. You can talk about school, life, your interests, his interests, ect.
But just remember that people do change. He may or may not be someone you want to be friends with. You'll realize if you still want him as a friend once you start talking to him again. So just go for it and see what happens.
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Well you say you and him were great friends as children but as people get older friends start to get distant from each other and there's not much you can do people go their separate ways.
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I would try and befriend him. It's summer! A lot of time to think about it. I can tell you really want this friendship to rekindle. If so, Then Make it happen! I wish the best for you, I know what it's like to have friendship problems. If you think he might want to be friends again then act on it. If you're shy take it slow. It would be good to do just that, so you can get back into the grooves of being friends. If you have a lot of mutual friends, you could find out what he likes and try to use that to your advantage. I hop I helped, Good Luck! :)
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