Being a teenager is weird. And while there are many reasons for it, a huge part comes from how intensely we experience our first attractions, whether it’s a neighbor we hang out with outside every day or a classmate we barely talk to.
With time, we learn from those early feelings and develop a more nuanced understanding of love. But that doesn’t necessarily mean we forget the people we were drawn to.
So when Reddit user Frequent-Sea-8848 asked those who kept tabs on their high school crushes what they eventually became in life, folks shared quite a few interesting stories. You never know what the future holds!
#1
No idea. Do people really keep up with people they went to highschool with this much?
60points
#2
Dated her back in highschool, it was a chaotic but fun experience, helped me grow, she was smart, patient, and very mature. We broke up as we went studying on either side of the globe.
Saw her again 6 years after graduating, we ended up dating again for 2 years.
I guess we had expectations from our past, but it was clear by the end of the 1st year that our former compatibility wasn't there anymore.
We did love eachother and were pivotal in one another's life, but sometimes it just is like that, and we amicably ended it around the 2 year mark.
It's funny, she's not so different than she was in highschool; calm, funny, intelligent, stunning, and I'm still me, but somehow it didn't pan out.
I've grown so much from being around her, she saved me as a teen and saved me again the 2nd time, I'll always have love for her.
Saw her again 6 years after graduating, we ended up dating again for 2 years.
I guess we had expectations from our past, but it was clear by the end of the 1st year that our former compatibility wasn't there anymore.
We did love eachother and were pivotal in one another's life, but sometimes it just is like that, and we amicably ended it around the 2 year mark.
It's funny, she's not so different than she was in highschool; calm, funny, intelligent, stunning, and I'm still me, but somehow it didn't pan out.
I've grown so much from being around her, she saved me as a teen and saved me again the 2nd time, I'll always have love for her.
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45points
#3
I'll ask him when he gets out of the bathroom. He's been in there 35 minutes ffs.
44points
#4
Married her. Except that she has to be married to me she’s doing ok.
40points
#5
Cheated on me, broke the engagement. Seems to have cheated on every partner since too. Now has like 6 kids by 4 women.
I dodged a bullet big time.
I dodged a bullet big time.
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40points
#6
Very successful in her career. Looks amazing in middle age. Married to me.
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37points
#7
She's currently laid out on the couch with a broken ankle.
She did wish me a happy 17th anniversary this past weekend though.
She did wish me a happy 17th anniversary this past weekend though.
28points
#8
Turns out being hot at 17 wasn’t a long-term personality plan.
25points
#9
She's a good person, has kids, and a really nice husband. We both turned out alright, but went different directions in life. I love my life, and I am very happy, and she loves hers, and she is very happy. We occasionally keep in touch on Facebook because we were close friends, and continued to be kind to each other for the last twenty or so years after high school.
25points
#10
She became a therapist, fronted an awesome punk band, has two great kids, and married my foolish self.
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23points
#11
She’s doing pretty well for herself, has a nice job at a bank in the town we grew up in, recently bought her grandparents house with her husband who she recently married. I actually talk to her really often…. Because she is my wife.
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22points
#12
She's a very successful anesthesiologist now.
We had this running "joke" that if we were both single at 27yo we'd marry each other. Neither of us were ever single at the same time though our entire lives.
We were really close. We were there for each other for all our major relationships and called each other every time we were dealing with a breakup.
I was the one she called when she had reservations about getting married and we hadn't spoken for a few years prior to that (I moved out of the country for work).
Well now we're in our late 30s and she's gotten married a second time and I have two kids of my own with someone I'm very happy with.
But Jackie will always be the one who got away and that girl I wonder "what if" about all the time.
We had this running "joke" that if we were both single at 27yo we'd marry each other. Neither of us were ever single at the same time though our entire lives.
We were really close. We were there for each other for all our major relationships and called each other every time we were dealing with a breakup.
I was the one she called when she had reservations about getting married and we hadn't spoken for a few years prior to that (I moved out of the country for work).
Well now we're in our late 30s and she's gotten married a second time and I have two kids of my own with someone I'm very happy with.
But Jackie will always be the one who got away and that girl I wonder "what if" about all the time.
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21points
#13
I met her last year. She is still pretty, we talk politely, but I realized we have nothing in common. So I can finally move on.
20points
#14
I actually got in contact with him about 8 years ago. He was this devastatingly handsome guy in high school and very populer. I was invisible and not popular - at all.
My marriage had just ended and we started suggestively texting back and forth for a while. But then I met someone, so I told him. But he kept pressing the issue. I was firm.
A month later his sister posted on Facebook congratulating him ON THE BIRTH OF HIS SON.
Yeah. His girlfriend (whom he lived with) was pregnant and about to deliver when all of this started. And he never mentioned it.
I felt dirty.
My marriage had just ended and we started suggestively texting back and forth for a while. But then I met someone, so I told him. But he kept pressing the issue. I was firm.
A month later his sister posted on Facebook congratulating him ON THE BIRTH OF HIS SON.
Yeah. His girlfriend (whom he lived with) was pregnant and about to deliver when all of this started. And he never mentioned it.
I felt dirty.
20points
#15
I found out she lived near me still (its been 18 years since we met in HS) and I told her I was thinking of moving to a different town. So she took me out to tea three months ago to say "goodbye" and I decided to move somewhere else in town and now we are dating super hard.
19points
#16
She got married long before I did; she has grandchildren now, and we've remained long-distance friends. I'm very happy for her.
19points
#17
Married with 2 kids working as a teacher. Her husband is a hunk(Its me). Been together since we were 14. Together for 20 married for 10. Its great, she's great.
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18points
#18
Literally no idea. 99% of people I went to high school with I’ve lost touch with.
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18points
#19
I never really had a crush, but my high school boyfriend went away to college after we graduated and long distance before computers and cell phones was hard and we grew apart.
When I found the man I'd marry, HS boyfriend flew across the country to try to dissuade me (though HS boyfriend and I hadn't been "together" for a year).
Didn't work and I've been married for more than three decades to my love.
High school boyfriend has a husband now too.
When I found the man I'd marry, HS boyfriend flew across the country to try to dissuade me (though HS boyfriend and I hadn't been "together" for a year).
Didn't work and I've been married for more than three decades to my love.
High school boyfriend has a husband now too.
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17points
#20
He’s a doctor. Saw him a few years ago, we had a one night stand and we never spoke again. It was amazing and I wanted to high five my younger self.
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16points