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May 11, 4:44 AM
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I saw a post from @Coochiac-Arrest and found it really interesting—so many people talk about high school like it was some magical time. Honestly, I graduated just last year, and for me, it felt more like a dull, repetitive loop. Aside from the 2–3 close friends I still talk to, I ended up blocking every single one of my old classmates.

High school, for me, was full of fake friendships and cliquey little groups that were either impossible to join or just full of drama. Since I was never into smoking, drinking, or random hookups, I was always kind of left out—just stuck with my nerd group. But honestly, I didn’t mind. We spent most of our breaks laughing at the so-called “popular” kids acting like rebels, yelling at teachers in the halls like they were in some kind of teen movie.

It was lame then, and looking back now, it still is.
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May 11, 4:50 AM
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Overall no, I was always too tired because I had to stand up early to commute, but my seat neighbor was really funny.
May 11, 4:50 AM
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It was not enjoyable for me I had 0 friends and I did not learn anything of value
May 11, 5:29 AM
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Not particularly. It was a pretty forgettable time period of my life. In retrospect, it's amusing how scared I was of working after I finished high school. It turns out that working requires pretty much the same amount of time, but only a fraction of the effort and unlike in school, you actually get paid. But yeah, I pretty much only had one real friend throughout high school, and I still talk to him online on rare occasions. It was hard for me to make friends because my high school mostly had girls in it. A lot of the girls would chat me up and stuff, presumably because I was one of the taller guys in the school, but they would always realize after a few minutes of talking to me that I'm retarded and leave me alone lol. This humiliation ritual persists till this day. Talking to women makes you look retarded and not talking to them also makes you look retarded. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
May 11, 5:36 AM
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Never experienced it so I dunno....
May 11, 6:07 AM
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no, nothing to do with the high school itself. it was just the hardest part of my life due to family issues. wasted years that shaped me negatively and stripped me of any proper joy of life.
I hated my life, hated myself and felt incredibly lonely.

if I could go back and insert a bit of joy, give myself a hug. I would.

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So I let them have their little victories
which they need far more than I do.
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May 11, 6:44 AM
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i enjoyed sitting on a bench watching clouds drift by during PE class, that's about it
May 11, 6:57 AM
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School has always been like a prison to me and the last few years were excruciating.
May 11, 7:43 AM
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School has always been like a prison to me and the last few years were excruciating.
@Meusnier it is a prison , you just have to work around that idea.
May 11, 8:39 AM
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No. I have to study for more than 14 hours everyday. I really want to have a good sleep.
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May 11, 11:04 AM

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I can't really remember much of my high school years so probably not. That entire period of my life is just a vague blur.
May 11, 11:07 AM
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No because it was probably one of the most worst times of my life
May 11, 11:38 AM
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It was okay. I hated studying, but somehow I managed to get through the years without any problems. I also had a very close friend, which made my highschool life better.
May 11, 11:40 AM

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Considering i left quite early on, then no not really. I can't imagine i would've enjoyed it much if i stayed either.

May 11, 12:30 PM

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I enjoyed hanging out with friends but hated everything else about it.
May 11, 12:48 PM

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I'd say so-so, okayish?

When you have classes ten hours per day, every day of the week, for two years, for an exam everyone takes as of the utmost importance, like a ritual to get to adult life, studying gets more than tiring, it becomes heavy. Outside activities and leisure friendship are severely reduced because of this.
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May 11, 2:34 PM

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I didn't enjoy my high school years. However, I can still find many posts from my high school years with a simple Google search.
May 11, 2:49 PM

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Currently going through it, could be going worse could be going better

Don't have much of a social life but I'm trying to make the most of having little to no responsibilities before university
May 11, 5:14 PM
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I only experienced Junior high in a traditional school, I was homeschooled the rest of my years. Overall yes I did enjoy it, we used to have a Giant gas station where we would go for lunch often and grab some hot dogs and nachos. That was fun!
May 11, 5:29 PM

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Sadly no, I just had many issues with bulling that I was too stupid to confront so instead of doing something good and taking good decisions, I just take the worse ones. Just pure wasted potential bad poor decisions combined with bad luck.

I would like to turn back time tho... maybe it would be for another time.
May 11, 9:45 PM

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It was ... okay. Nothing really bad happened, but nothing really good happened either. I attended a public school but I might as well have been homeschooled with how much of the typical experience I missed out on
Some of you never watched Bakugan Battle Brawlers on TeleToon in 2008 and it shows.
May 11, 9:55 PM

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I thought high school reasonably enjoyable.
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May 11, 10:54 PM

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Yes, it was nice. Looking back I cringe at some of my decisions and things I've said and personality and fashion choices and choice of friends but none of that really matters. All in all, it's a nice memory for me.
For sure I did not peak in high school, but it was very fun and I've met some of my friends for life, too.

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May 11, 11:07 PM

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High-school was enjoyable. Decent I would say. Now only 1 or two friends remaining who I talk to day to day. Everybody seems to busy maybe some forgot. That's how life is.


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May 12, 12:29 AM

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I unfortunately didn't enjoy my high school years. There were nice moments here and there, but it definitely wasn't anywhere near as fun as middle school and college for me. High school years were when students just peaked with their teenage angst, loudness, bad attitudes, swearing, troublemaking, gossip, and immaturity.

Looking back at my school years, I was actually chill with 99% of everyone, and I did try to be in good terms with everyone, but there were a few really bad apples who I just really honestly detested (two of them were high school classmates from the same graduating class as me, and the other guy was a college dormmate). There was one other guy in college as well as a few other people during high school who I also disliked, but they weren't quite as egregious as those other three. College was a huge breath of fresh air in comparison lol.
May 12, 12:53 AM
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I went to vocational school instead. No, I didn't enjoy those years at all.
May 12, 1:54 AM

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The thing that is closest the american high school is upper secondary here and I did that. It was meh the first year, had a fucking incident in that time that I explained in another thread. The other two years were chill as I just hung out with friends and was the weirdo I am. It was pretty repetitive and I don't understand the idea and feeling of having your magical teenage years. Being a teenager sucked and I'm way more happy as a mentally stable adult
May 12, 1:55 AM

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Yes and No depends on the topic, I was in private highschool so it was more convenient to avoid any negativity which might occur in bigger schools, but there aren't also such thing as "popular" one as there is only one class per year so you know everyone.

These years were when I started drinking, smoking, some of romance, broken hearts, friendships, some broken/fake friendships, buddies, crew drinking, duo gaming, some good other stuff and that's it.
May 12, 2:31 AM

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No, I look back at it with regret and would love to tell others in my previous shoes to go LIVE IT UP. But being said I am happy with how it all turned out where I am now in the end.
May 12, 6:12 PM

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I'm graduating soon so I think I can post here
It had its ups and downs. The downs were really bad but my friends are pretty chill
May 12, 8:43 PM

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I unfortunately didn't enjoy my high school years. There were nice moments here and there, but it definitely wasn't anywhere near as fun as middle school and college for me. High school years were when students just peaked with their teenage angst, loudness, bad attitudes, swearing, troublemaking, gossip, and immaturity.

Looking back at my school years, I was actually chill with 99% of everyone, and I did try to be in good terms with everyone, but there were a few really bad apples who I just really honestly detested (two of them were high school classmates from the same graduating class as me, and the other guy was a college dormmate). There was one other guy in college as well as a few other people during high school who I also disliked, but they weren't quite as egregious as those other three. College was a huge breath of fresh air in comparison lol.
GinInYourJuice said:
High school years were when students just peaked with their teenage angst, loudness, bad attitudes, swearing, troublemaking, gossip, and immaturity.

That was middle school in my experience.
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May 13, 2:56 AM

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High school was fine. I was a bit of a loner but I can't say I had a problem with any of the other kids or vice versa. Just felt like I couldn't get on the same social wavelength as them for the most part. Primary and middle school were hellish though.
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May 13, 3:49 AM

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no because women refused to have sex or any kind of romatnic relations with me. i had frtiends and was klnown for being good with computers but i didnt GET TO HAVE SEX SO NO IT SUCKED

penis lol
May 13, 4:44 AM

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no because women refused to have sex or any kind of romatnic relations with me. i had frtiends and was klnown for being good with computers but i didnt GET TO HAVE SEX SO NO IT SUCKED
@incel

I only lost my virginity at 21. It's really no big deal, man.
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May 13, 4:07 PM

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Out of my school eras def my favorite, No bullying (the school was too fucking huge for me to get on anyone's radar IG) and I had a hint of a social life. However I was too stuck in my "Not Like Other Girls TM" era and too invested in Online discourse and drama to fully enjoy it. Not to mention the Hormones made ever extremely Minor road bump or conflict into THE WORST THING EVER. Certainly don't miss that.
Eh, Overall, 6.5/10. So-so. Wish I applied myself more socially... and In math class. My Math skills got straight fucked up.
May 13, 5:02 PM

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HELLLLLLLLLLL YEAHHHHHh , im so sad and already nostalgic as hell that it's all finish in only1 month man
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May 13, 5:30 PM

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big fat no tbh

i even had a stalker who probably did forgery to get me in trouble
May 13, 6:04 PM

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My life peaked in high school and lasted till university after that I've become a Madao.
I went to British private school and university BTW
May 13, 6:49 PM

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i went to an all-girls Catholic high school, i have good memories, it was quite similar to those anime where the characters go to those schools lol
May 13, 7:07 PM
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High school was relatively fun as I think back to all the dumb things I did with my friends back then. Simpler times man...
May 13, 7:09 PM

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Yes, My highschool days are a precious treasure.

May 14, 3:48 AM

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@incel

I only lost my virginity at 21. It's really no big deal, man.
@LoveLikeBlood I AM 26 FOENEM AND I HAVE AINT EVEN HUG A GIRL CUH

penis lol
May 14, 4:03 AM

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@LoveLikeBlood I AM 26 FOENEM AND I HAVE AINT EVEN HUG A GIRL CUH
@incel

It's never too late. I'm not going to give you the generic "just be confident, bro" platitudes that people always give guys in your situation, but taking this defeatist attitude and wallowing in self-pity will only make things hard for you. You've probably faced rejection, but guess what? So has everyone. For example, I once went on a date that went terribly because she decided I didn't look enough like my pictures and spent the whole date listing all the ways she found me unattractive and unappealing. I've also faced similarly embarrassing rejections that no one could get me to talk about even if they tried to waterboard it out of me. On the other hand, I've also met women who've found me irresistible. You just need to keep your head up and keep trying, as hard as it may seem if dating and/or sex are something you genuinely want out of life. And putting forth effort definitely doesn't hurt. Put thought into how you dress, get a stylish hair cut and, if you're bald, try grow a beard and get that trimmed by at a Turkish barbershop (trust me, those are the best).

Basically, identifying so strongly with your insecurities will only keep things the way they are and you'll only become more insecure and desperate, which will only make you more unappealing to women broadly. It's like a vicious cycle, but one that can be broken.
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Take care of yourself

May 14, 6:51 AM

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We don't really have what you call "high school" here, Jr. college would the the equivalent of that and I couldn't enjoy it at all because my parents forced me to take biology instead of computer science which I wanted, those were the years where my relationship with my parents turned really bad, added to it the stupid professors didn't teach anything and my parents didn't waste money on coaching classes like my classmates did and I had a really hard time keeping up with studies because I couldn't understand stuff by reading textbooks alone. I barely scraped through in my exams and as a result couldn't sit for college placements later due to my low percentage. I really wish I could redo those years.

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May 14, 8:28 AM

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Hell nah high school was suffocating for me. idk how the hell i've even made it out alive of that shithole of an school, the teachers (except few) and classmates all sucked there. it was so shit i don't even have any memories from those years
May 14, 10:24 PM
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I definitely enjoyed it more than college years, that's for sure!
May 14, 10:40 PM

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If you are guy, and you are popular and/or good-looking, then high school/undergraduate college will be the greatest time of your life

You will have cute girls and parties and friends and social events

Life will never ever be better than that, that youll always be reminiscing in your head about those days (and who can blame you)



Now, if youre a guy, and you are not popular nor good-looking, then high school will honestly be both very dull and very suffering, since you will have no cute girls after you, and you will see the cute girls chasing other guys. You will also not be invited to parties or social events.

Be prepared to spend alot of alone time during weekends, Spring-Break, Winter-Break, and Summer Vacation.

Best you can do in this situation is to be friends with other non-popular-guys and create your own circle, join after-school-clubs that are not "popular", and date the non-attractive-girls (thats also assuming that if they want to date you as well), that way you wont be alone and can create some positive high school memories



As for girls, high school will be very fun just as long as you are not very very bad looking.
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May 16, 6:07 AM

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Only on the graduation day because it was the last time I had to interact with all these shitheads. By now decades have passed yet I still have zero nostalgy about that period.
May 16, 5:34 PM

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I was bullied and, as someone already said, I haven't learned anything of value. So no. I do miss being that young though.

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May 16, 11:25 PM

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I feel like I didn't enjoy it as much as I could have because of my own ...mind. I was always scared of and struggling with studies.. the first feeling I get when I think of high school is my constant worry, the overly solemn feeling I had towards my syllabus.. finding comfort in some subjects and finding hell in some others - these feelings come to me..

Social life wise, I felt very out of touch with my peers. All of them felt waaaaay too harsh, too much like adults whereas I was still a child inside.. and I was in a different world than theirs and being surrounded by them, I felt uncomfortable and lost. Being a late bloomer, I didn't understand many things and felt very uncomfortable with "those teenage things", even when they were clearly told in my ears.. strangely, I was popular and extroverted until 8th grade and then something flipped inside and I just wanted to hide myself, all the time. I stopped doing everything I used to do until then.. I was still friends with many people, and my closest were all somehow different from me.. they were super popular and took the teenage life/ways in stride.. complete opposite of me.. but they'd be protective of me.. looking back, I feel lucky that they were so warm ..and let me be myself ..IDK why I was so horribly "sensitive" but it is what it is.. that was my reality.. and the only times I "enjoyed" were some times with friends, and mostly my solitude.. I really miss my closest friend, we were attached to the hip for over 2 years, and I really treasure all our time together, she was like a sister to me.. I understand how loving she was towards me, as years go by.. and it makes me sad.
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