Best way to stay in contact with friends from college?

LegacyUser

In the past, I’ve always had difficulty in making friends and maintaining friendships.

I’ve just finished college this year and I have made some friends over the past year, but the problem I have is staying in contact with them. I’m not on facebook, and for a number of reasons, I don’t want to join FB.

I have the e-mail addresses of some of my classmates, and I’d love to meet up with them on a regular basis, but I’m not sure what to say in an email or whether it might come across as being too needy?


Any advice?

2Mad2BeMad

needy? their your friends, if you want to stay in contact with them im sure they will want the same if they think of you as a friend
email ?
swap numbers?
skype?

araic88

It can be tricky to maintain friendships after college - it does take a little bit of effort but that won't seem needy. I'd get their numbers and text them. If they're friends with each other you could set up a Whatsapp group, my college friends and I use that. They're probably my best friends even though we left 4+ years ago and dont live near each other

LegacyUser

Okay, thanks for the advice.

I will definitely contact some people from my year, but I'm not sure of what to say exactly in an email. I'm terrible with things like this. I'm thinking of writing something as follows:

"Hey guys,

I'm just wondering if you're interested in meeting up to watch the match in a pub in town? Let me know when you're around..."



Obviously, I'd pick a specific match, but is it a bit vague?

Diziet

In fairness, facebook is great for keeping in touch (if privacy is an issue, you can lock down the settings). Skype is good, too, if your friends use it. Further down the road, Christmas cards are good for keeping a level of contact when people have families, jobs, etc.