Why do you lose contact with friends you used to know from school and college?

Because they have moved forward with their adult lives. But i think it's rude that people do not respond

You get busy and gradually distance away from people you used to know. Some friendships aren't meant to last forever so they end up dying off.

A lot of people don't look back on high school fondly and don't want any reminders of that time in their lives. People tend to look forward rather than backwards and it's not uncommon for them to intentionally avoid those from their pasts.

How old are you and how long has it been since you've spoken to these "friends"??? I have friends from school and college on social media, but we don't keep in touch because our lives are 100% different. Some of them have kids, live in different states and have no interest in really connecting with someone from the past who they have nothing in common with.

You might miss them - but you miss the people they were when you went to school with them. they're most likely different people now and have lives that are so different from yours there's no point in being friends any more.

Just realize that the only reason you were friends with them in the first place was because you HAD to see them every day at school/college. In one's personal life, you're more likely to grow apart from people you don't have to see all the time who you don't share a bond with.

You're missing who they WERE and not who they are NOW years later. It's best to find and connect with new friends who you have a better foundation of things in common with. Good luck!

You grow up and things change. When you are young, mostly all young people have a common goal- hang out, party, relieve the stress of school and work. When you grow up, it becomes a lot more complicated and really, life just gets in the way. Instead of worrying about finals and boyfriends, you're worried about rent, a CAREER instead of just a coffee shop gig, food, etc. Some people get married, have kids, move away.

So that's really all there is to it. You just grow and change and keep up or...don't. If you don't, you get left behind.