what is the point anyway?

i wonder why it is we reconnect with people we havent seen in years? 

case in point is reconnecting with people from years gone by on facebook.  it was always so exciting to see that person's name on facebook, the tenative email asking "are you really you?", and the anticipation of the response, followed by numerous emails dialoguing the last decade (or longer). 

immediately there is a feeling of contentment, like an itch has finally been scratched after numerous attempts to reach it.

soon after tho, the emails dry up.  there really is nothing to say.  days go by, then months, then years and nothing more is said.  there may have been a reunion, there may not have been, but either way, that connection has suddenly dried up.

there's always guilt on my end for the loss of these friends and there are times where i wonder why i'm the one feeling guilty when it does take two to make a relationship work.  i often wonder if that person ever wonders what i'm doing or if it's just me.

and then it has me wondering what the point of it all is if the friendship isnt going to be maintained?