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Oh fun, story time!
I didn't like most of the people in my high school, I'm sure some of them grown to be nice people, but my best friend in high school is still my beat friend now. In fact she is family and we share the same last name. (but we didn't get married!)
So back in the day we very briefly dated but it was clear to both of us that wasn't going to work but we've remained been friends ever since. Fast forward a few decades and I've finally came out and transitioned like I always wanted to. Was already no contact with my birth family for unrelated reasons, so when it became the time to legally change my namd... I took hers! She is the only person that felt like family anyways, every major holiday, birthday, breakup, we've always been there to help each other. So now we call each other sisters, I'm the cool fun aunt to her daughter and I've been maid of honor in both of her weddings and married to my own gorgeous wife. Life is good! Everything worked out, happy endings all around.
(Fun fact: technically you can say I lost my virginity to my sister ๐ )
But back on topic, I thought about going to a high school reunion just to see if I'd pass but even if I did, then I'd just be some random lady no one recognized? I felt like I didn't belong around those folk because of my own issues, but since I never made happy young memories at the time, I wouldn't have much to reminiscing about at the reunion either.