Opening up old wounds to make amends...

[estranged4life]

Has anyone recently decided to attempt to muster enough courage to try and communicate with someone from their past that they truly cared about but lost touch with as life continued on?

I finally contacted someone who was always my closet friend while growing up...And I feel great for doing it. We were always close when we were younger, Almost more brother/sister than ever boyfriend/girlfriend (I basically lived at her home through-out my teen years, Her mother sorta hated me at first until she found out my relatives were her best friends while growing up, And that changed everything for the best) but we grew apart when I started to work long hours in manufacturing and was absolutely busy to the point I had no time to visit her and our friendship simply ceased to exist (We didnt hate each other, We just never saw each other because of the paths that life took us on)

I always looked back foundly on the good times we had so I decided "WTH...I will contact her". I had a fear she wouldnt want to talk to me or I wouldnt be able to reach her, But damn I was so wrong to worry. Now, I have contact with one of the few people that I ever did trust in my life & I feel great for doing so because I have that true friend back in my life.

Like I said, Has anyone else decided to do what I have just done and were you successful in doing so?