Never run to people from your past make new connections

The Ordinary Man
4 min readFeb 12, 2024

If you’re looking to move forward in your life then never go backwards unless there is a real need. This is especially true when it comes to relationships.

In the past when I’ve been lonely I’ve tried to go back to old friends that I’ve lost connection with and it’s never gone right. It’s been interesting but it wasn’t right.

There is a real reason why you and this other person don’t speak anymore. It’s not always a drama, in fact, most of the time it isn’t, but just because you didn’t fall out doesn’t mean that you can still be friends now.

It’s funny because I’ve had the idea for this post for at least 7 months and the other day Tobit, who I wrote a post about recently, reached out to me. I didn’t entertain him as we’ve been down this road before and it didn’t work. We don’t hang out anymore because we’re not supposed to be friends.

Can you be friends with people from your past?

I would like to start this off by saying, yes, you can be friends with people you’ve lost touch with in the past. It’s fairly common, but how long those relationships last, I don’t know.

You can lose contact with someone for many reasons like moving away, career, or a misunderstanding, but what I’m talking about is…

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The Ordinary Man
The Ordinary Man

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