Here are some amazing transformations that I've seen of my friends from back in high school (1999) to now (2011), which have all involved evolving stylistically. The terms I sum them up in can only do so much. One must always remember that trying to summarize people through categorical terms can never do full justice in describing the whole multidimensional person.
Laura
Then: Hippy, Phish-following druggie
Now: Professional social worker with a graduate degree. Married.
Jenny
Then: Introverted and smart, she dressed like a raver and hung out with the punks
Now: Professional businesswoman, new mom
Ivan
Then: Suppressed in his sexuality, swim team diver
Now: Out of the closet with a steady boyfriend, successful media salesperson
As my friend Kathleen says, "the true test to friendship is when I ask myself, would I have been friends with this person in high school when cliques and close-mindedness prevailed? If the answer is still yes, then that means we have the potential to be close now."
Laura
Then: Hippy, Phish-following druggie
Now: Professional social worker with a graduate degree. Married.
Jenny
Then: Introverted and smart, she dressed like a raver and hung out with the punks
Now: Professional businesswoman, new mom
Ivan
Then: Suppressed in his sexuality, swim team diver
Now: Out of the closet with a steady boyfriend, successful media salesperson
As my friend Kathleen says, "the true test to friendship is when I ask myself, would I have been friends with this person in high school when cliques and close-mindedness prevailed? If the answer is still yes, then that means we have the potential to be close now."
