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Reconnecting with an Old Friend Is a Story of Distance, Loss and Rediscovery
Six individuals recount overcoming time, distance, and life changes to revive childhood friendships, highlighting how reconnecting can combat loneliness and strengthen bonds.
- On Nov. 6, 2025, the piece profiles six people who recently rekindled long-lost friendships, anchored by a photo in Union Square Park, Manhattan.
- As adults take on jobs and families, friendships often drifted as adults juggling jobs, homes and families found social media and rising loneliness made reaching out harder.
- Chance meetings and deliberate outreach — texts, visits and weekend stays — rebuilt ties, while Heather Robb's Denver business trip led to a call revealing her friend's pending breast cancer surgery.
- Monthly contact and occasional visits now sustain many of the renewed friendships, with Andrew Snyder, 50, teacher, describing how rekindled ties produce more regular communication and mutual understanding.
- Psychologist Marisa Franco says technology intensified loneliness but recommends shared memories and reminiscing to reconnect, noting most recipients of outreach report appreciation rather than rejection.
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Reconnecting with an old friend is a story of distance, loss and rediscovery
Reconnecting with old friends can be challenging. Many people are hesitant to reach out and fear being seen as a burden after years without contact.
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Leaning Left24Leaning Right1Center10Last UpdatedBias Distribution69% Left
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