Sometimes it's not so easy. When you lose the things you had in common, you may find that conversation turns awkward. Sooner or later you run out of "remember when" stories, especially if you were only 10 or 11 at the time.

I'm not all that great a conversationalist anyway, YMMV.

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2002 E320 4-Matic
2008 Subaru Outback
2009 Subaru Forester