People and life after high school

[Eternity]

I've noticed many people i had known from high school and some i have never spoken to treat me differently whenever i encountered them. Cute girls and guys included. Even friends who thought were better than me seem excited and even respectful of me when they see me. Girls i have never really spoken to much are somewhat the same and this leaves me dumbfounded. These were people who ignored me when i was in school or who i was "cool" but not that cool with. Do they see a difference in me i dont notice? i havent changed much from back then, only thing is i have worked a lot the past year. I have not even gamed as much as i wanted to. Why change? Shit like this always leaves me wondering why put on a mask that sooner or later you will take off.
Experiences? Thoughts?

 

[Estate]

I have noticed the same. It's not a matter of "game" or anything, it's just life.
I've previously met guys who made my life hell in school at a bar in the city and we laughed and bought each other beers. People I never really socialized with or spoke with will come say "Hey, aren't you...".

It's just one of those things. In school there's this social hierarchy which everyone gets pegged into.
Once you grow up a little people begin to realize how stupid it was. The guys you might have thought of as nerdy and uncool, have suddenly become successful and seem like the kind of people you might want to know. Some of the guys who were jerks to you will realize it didn't really get them anywhere and outside of school they need to be a little friendlier and nicer to people.
Even girls who may have paid you no attention or were mean to you, grow up and get over the teenage dramas.

Overall I say it's just part of people growing up. I still have some people from those days who still act the same but I feel they are the minority.

 

[Eternity]

Yeah i get the "Hey aren't you or didn't you"... line a lot. It leaves me shocked because these people stop me and try to spark up a conversation most of the time.

I dont think i could laugh it off and forget bullshit people had done to me in the past like you though, but im not really the forgiving type and tend not to forget as easy.

 

[Estate]

I find it depends how long you've been out of school.

Maybe in my first year or so in college after school, I wouldn't go out of my way to meet anyone I didn't particularly like when I was in school. The more time goes by, the more you might bump into people at a bar or walking through the city and just nob or say hello or strike up a conversation. You don't necessarily have to be their best friend. It's just part of growing up that you kinda move on from childhood things and can be man enough to acknowledge someone.

If 11 years since I graduated school. It's funny how at the time some of the things back then seemed like the most important things in the world... the past 11 years, so much has happened and my life is so vastly different... silly things from back then don't even matter at all in the greater scheme of things anymore.

 

[Eternity]

Its been 2 yrs for me. Perhaps later in the future i'll see it your way.