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Curiosity, atonement or a score to settle? Why – and how – people get through their high school reunions

Experts and attendees share how to go in prepared Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Mike walked into his 20th high school reunion with a mission.

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According to The Guardian, experts and attendees share how to go in prepared Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Mike walked into his 20th high school reunion with a mission.

Reunions can be riotous, scandalous or just plain awkward. The 40-year-old firefighter from Melbourne was not the first, nor will he be the last, to enter such a space with an agenda.

This lifestyle story centres on Australia. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Mike and Melbourne.

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Australia · Oceania
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The Guardian
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Mike, Melbourne
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Lifestyle

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