Why did u internet stalk that one person?

So this may not count as stalking but I understand to many it may seem creepy. So not sure this fits but here it goes. Growing up I moved a lot. By a lot I mean every year except 3rd-5th grade. I was a very lonely kid in that every year I had to be the new kid, sit alone in the cafeteria for awhile and try to make friends. I always eventually did and through the years I made so many different sets of friends. Some of these friends meant so much to me. But, this was before facebook/Myspace and even AIM for the most part, and I didn't keep in contact with them. So years later, sometimes I will do some snooping and find their facebooks just to see how they made it in life. But sometimes it's not so simple as typing in John Smith and they pop up so like I'll try to find them by siblings or parents or mutual friends. I'm sure it that seems creepy. I never add them though because chances are they don't or hardly remember me and I'll just seem creepy.

Things are all relative. My memories with these people were so great to me, they were a part of my life but to them I was just that kid who was in their life for a fraction of their childhood. Most people have best friends for near a lifetime, instead I had like 10 sets of best friends for a few months.

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