“How’s it going?” and “How are things?” are some other great options.
“The last time we spoke, you’d just started a new job. ” “How’s the new career path? You were so excited about it the last time we spoke. ”
Change up the message to fit your relationship with your friend. If you were on a team together, try something like, “It’s been forever! How’s the basketball season going?” If you used to work together, go for something like, “Long time no see! What’s new at the restaurant?”
“I saw Amanda yesterday and we were talking about you. We should get the whole gang back together soon!” “I pulled out our old yearbook and look how silly we are😂” Send them a pic with this text.
“I’m sorry for how things ended between us. I wish I could take back what I said. ” “I was thinking about you the other night, and I’m sorry for letting you down. ”
If it’s their birthday, try out, “Happy birthday🥳 Let’s not let another year go by without chatting. ” If it’s Thanksgiving, go for something like, “Happy Thanksgiving! I know we haven’t talked in awhile, but I want you to know I’m so thankful for the memories. Let’s make some more soon!” If they just graduated, share in the excitement with something like, “I heard you graduated🎉 Congrats! I would love to hear about your future plans someday soon. ”
“Can’t stop thinking about you these days!” “Missing that big smile of yours!”
“I saw your post about opening a bakery. I’m so excited for you? When are you opening?” “Your post about remembering the past hit me hard. I would love to catch up someday soon😊” “I just saw your post. How does your food always look so good? Seriously, can you teach me to cook?”
“I can’t believe I never respond to this. I’m so sorry!” “Can you believe I just now realized I never responded? Sorry about that🤦🏽”
“Saw this and had to send it to you. ” “Couldn’t not show you this🤣” If they respond, ask them how they’re doing to keep the conversation going.
“This is random, but I just thought of you. How are you?” “Heard Taylor Swift’s new song on the radio and immediately thought of you!”
“What are you doing this weekend? I would love to catch-up🙂” “Got any weekend plans? It’s been too long since we’ve talked. ”
The key to reconnecting with people from your past is to lower your expectations. Reach out because you want to check-in with them, not to fulfill a fantasy. If they don’t want to catch up, that’s okay! Some relationships and friendships can’t be rekindled, so don’t be hard on yourself because you tried and that’s all you can do.
