" It shows that you maythinkyou acknowledge someone , but we all shinny internally . Never judge someone free-base on how ' promiscuous ' you intend they may have it . "

— u / BillyBjornn

3.“She got pregnant at 17, and during the pregnancy, the father cheated on her with herbest friend. Ten years later, she has a great job and is a single mom of a happy daughter.”

— u / Goopyteacher

6.“She went on to become a world traveler and Buddhist and now runs a nonprofit providing micro-loans to female-owned global businesses. She was also my first crush.”

— u / HoraceBenbow

8.“He went to Harvard. Works in finance and married a stunningly beautiful woman who works for Google. They live in London. I’m not jealous of much in life, but this guy really got it all.”

— uracil / AwarenessUnited7390

9.“Prom king and queen got married shortly after high school. Forty years later, they live within five miles of the farms where they grew up. They made some athletic, attractive kids along the way.”

— u / RsonW

11.“She won an Emmy withTina Fey.”

12.“A lot of them went on to be teachers. I guess it’s kind of a way to relive their best years.”

— ament

13.“She became a Calvin Klein model. She was always nice to everyone, and I’m happy for her.”

14.“He was known for being the funniest kid in school. He was on the football team. He won Homecoming King our senior year of high school. He committed suicide 10 months after we graduated high school. I can’t describe how hard it was. It shows that you may THINK you know someone, but we all struggle internally. Never judge someone based off of how ‘easy’ you think someone else may have it.”

— Kayla Forgas

15.“The high school quarterback was also the valedictorian and a great guy. He drowned in a lake the month after graduation.”

— Kathleen C.

17.“She’s somehow continuing to do the same things she did in high school. She goes out to the same cafes, hangs out with the same people, and wears the same style of clothes, only now instead of going to school, she’s working in a bar.”

— m333

19.“One of them made it halfway throughAmerican Idolbefore being eliminated, and another went on to dance as a background dancer onDancing with the Stars. I only knew because I saw them on TV.”

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