If you could reconnect with one person you've lost contact with, who would it be?

B Natural answer

I’d reconnect with my college roommate, because we were close for years and then life just got busy. We didn’t have a falling-out; we simply stopped making the effort. I think the first thing I’d want is to know what he’s like now, not just who he was back then. A lot can change in ten years. I’d probably send a short message and see if he was open to catching up over coffee. If he replied, the conversation would probably start awkwardly, but that’s okay. After a few minutes, I think we’d find our rhythm again, because some friendships don’t really disappear. They just go quiet for a while. What matters to me is whether we could be honest and talk like adults about how much time has passed and what life has done to both of us.

Key phrases in this answer

• see if he was open to catching up — to check whether someone is willing to reconnect and talk“I’d message him first to see if he was open to catching up.”
• go quiet for a while — to stop being active or communicative temporarily“Some friendships don’t end; they just go quiet for a while.”
• talk like adults — to speak honestly and calmly in a mature way“We should talk like adults about what happened.”
• fall out of touch — to stop contacting someone regularly over time“We didn’t argue; we just fell out of touch after college.”
• talk for hours — to speak together for a very long time“We could talk for hours and still not run out of things to say.”
• pick up where we left off — to continue as if no time had passed“Even after a long gap, we could pick up where we left off.”