Blast from the past
 

Imagine you get an email from some one you hadn't heard from in 20 years, a former co-worker, social acquaintance, FOAF, or someone like that and in the email they are clear that they aren't trying to start anything but they want you to know that they had been in love with you, lo these many years ago.

What would your reaction be?

"I'm in a loving long-term relationship sorry"

and

This trend is caused by Facebook, from what I notice. One of my bandmates had it going on high school, and he is getting seriously Looked Up by wannabe-cougars working their second lives. Driving long distances to see him and stuff.

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At my age now I have seen several of these attempted flingbacks, and they never go as expected, and never really go well to boot. The brain remembers the good times and throws out the bad times. Plus, we are all actually different from what we were as young uns. And we remember that we've changed, but can't believe that everyone else has.

i'd decline the friend request too.

Didn't you ask this same question some time ago? You must have all kinds of pining hangers-on from the past.

My reaction? "No thanks, crazy one."

Nothing wrong with contacting someone from the past to say hello, I reckon, but to start the conversation with "i've loved you for 20 years, how ya been" is pretty whacko. IMHO.

Change your email address, block user, ect

What an awesome term.

wise, wise human.

This happened to me.

This person (about whom there were newspaper articles noting his arrests for illegal weapons and fraud during the 15 or so years since we'd last had any contact) found me through Classmates.com and sent a message saying "I want to tell you something I never was able to say."

My reaction was to contact Classmates.com immediately and ask them to remove all trace of me from their website. Which they did without hesitation.

Phew. :unsure: :bolt:

Is there something good about facebook?

I enjoy it, not for the above reasons but because it's always interesting to find out what all your peeps are doing. Old and new.

It would depend on who the person was. If it was the jerk from my homeroom class who always started spitball fights, forget it. If it was the student body president that I used to have a secret crush on, I'd probably send him some sort of reply.

I'm thinking quitting FB is a good idea. Of the two people with whom I've reconnected there are about 20 or 30 who I'd just as soon never see. Not that there was/is anything wrong with them it's just that I've no reason to be in touch with them.

I don't recall asking it, but who knows?

Also for clarification, this person was talking in the past tense and claimed they were not wanting to reconnect, just set the record straight, so to speak.

Take her out for an expensive diner, go to the men's room, and slip out the back door. That'll learn her.

I'd be all for it!
Well, depending on the person of course.
But I have no love in my life and present, I'd at least warm my hands on the memory of some. That's metaphorical. Although literally warming my hands on someone would be on the cards too.