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I did not enjoy high school but I enjoy high school reunions and I encourage others to go to them. I was still in the area when our 5th year reunion occurred and it was convenient so I went. As everyone gathered and the inevitable petty rivalries started bubbling to the surface, one of my more well adjusted friends kept repeating, "Let bygones be bygones." I took his advice and eventually relaxed, only to realize by the end of the evening that I had thoroughly enjoyed myself. I have no contact with anyone in my class other than our five year reunions, but I always make sure to go and I am always pleasantly surprised at how my classmates have turned into (mostly) responsible and fully functioning adults. It's like a time machine for me, where everyone is frozen in my mind as they were when we were in high school, with an updated snapshot every five years. These are the only people in the world who share the experience of us growing up. You should go. If you don't have high expectations you might be surprised.