[Vox]

I'm so confused, I'm turning to the internet for advice.

I found him on Facebook and contacted him...but now I don't know what to say. He's found his life partner already: everyone around him suspected it, when we were growing up. Naturally, that doesn't mean we can't be friends. My family moved away from the town I grew up in, so haven't seen him in years.

And it was really my older sister that he was close to, not me. I wanted to get to know him better, but I was never part of their fashion-loving, Madonna-listening crowd (ok, now it's Katy Perry/Lady Gaga but w/e). I was a sci-fi and comic book reading nerd and the Miss America pageants never held my attention, so I was an outsider that tagged along.

What do I say?

Standard: "Hi, I'm fine, how are you?"

User: "Hey, I'm in need of a job, can you be a reference even though we don't know each other any more?"

Too Much:" I always thought you were really talented, I miss you and regret we weren't closer?"