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I'm not sure I'd be thrilled with the idea of someone contacting me because their best friend was about to die. It probably would have been nice to hear from them sooner, just because.
I agree, except that sometimes we need the catalyst to make the contact. I think many people in their 40s start to re-evaluate the direction in which their life is headed. We start saying permanent goodbyes to family, and really get thrown when we start having to say farewell to friends also.
Mid-life crisis in men? Seems like it lasts from age 39 to 69.
It sounds kinda silly and desperate to me -- not the contacting them, but contacting them so he'll still have friends. He's 42 for goodness sakes! Everyone else in his class has changed, even if he hasn't. Most have probably moved away, married and have kids. It's the wrong place to look for a best friend replacement.
That said, contacting old friends can be fun, and if you hadn't included the reasons for the hectic search, I'd have given two thumbs up. I've contacted a few old friends from 40+ years ago. I've stopped and visited a couple when traveling through their cities and emailed a few others back and forth. It's fun. But I hope he's not expecting to find a new best friend that way.
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