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catbyte

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5. Facebook allowed me to reconnect with my college boyfriend after 40 years.

Wed Sep 14, 2016, 11:54 AM

Sep 2016

He lost his wife of 34 years in 2013 to ALS (horrible coincidence--I lost my dad to it in 2000), I lost my husband and best friend of 30 years to complications of 55 years of DM Type I in 2014. We now live in the same city, we're having a great time traveling and just hanging out, and are planning on getting married within the next year or so. He tells people that we dated during the Nixon Administration, broke up during the ford Administration, and got back together during the Obama Administration. Puts the timeframe into perspective--yikes! I don't think it would've happened without Facebook, so thanks, Mark Zuckerberg.

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Facebook may be passe, but you can make some astonishing connections [View all] spiderpig Sep 2016 OP

Same thing here. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2016 #1

I have a friend who keeps getting contacted by half brothers he didn't know he had. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2016 #2

My mother's uncle did a geneology of the family in the 50's... malthaussen Sep 2016 #3

I have a friend who was contacted by her long lost daughter! TexasBushwhacker Sep 2016 #4

Facebook allowed me to reconnect with my college boyfriend after 40 years. catbyte Sep 2016 #5

I too connected with my first boyfriend of 50 years ago spiderpig Sep 2016 #7

That's great! People always seem so surprised when they hear about our history. catbyte Sep 2016 #8

It's a damned good platform for its purpose. LanternWaste Sep 2016 #6

I like Facebook. bigwillq Sep 2016 #9

Agreed. You don't have to post a daily diary of your hourly habits. spiderpig Sep 2016 #10

Well, I post A LOT, sometimes hourly bigwillq Sep 2016 #11

Great! I may follow you. spiderpig Sep 2016 #12