Reconnect with an old friend I've lost touch with
A natural, low-pressure message to restart contact with someone after months or years of silence.
The prompt
Help me reach out to a friend I've lost touch with.
Who they are to me: [e.g. "college roommate", "former coworker I was close to"]
How long since we last talked: [TIME]
Why we drifted: [e.g. "I moved", "new baby", "I never replied to their last message", "no reason"]
A shared memory or detail I could mention: [MEMORY, INSIDE JOKE, SOMETHING THAT REMINDED YOU OF THEM]
What I'd like: [just say hi / catch up on a call / meet in person]
Channel: [text / social media DM / email / card]
Guidelines:
- Open warmly and specifically. Avoid a generic "Hey stranger!" alone.
- If I dropped the ball, acknowledge it briefly and lightly; no long guilt-heavy apology.
- Make it easy to reply: one simple question or a light, specific invitation.
- No pressure. Leave them an easy out so silence isn't awkward.
- Keep it short enough to read in 20 seconds.
Return:
1. Three versions: casual, warm, and one that includes an invitation.
2. A follow-up message to send if they reply enthusiastically.
3. What to do if there's no reply after a couple of weeks (and when to let it go gracefully).
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- e.g. "college roommate", "former coworker I was close to"
- TIME
- MEMORY, INSIDE JOKE, SOMETHING THAT REMINDED YOU OF THEM
- just say hi / catch up on a call / meet in person
- text / social media DM / email / card
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the Few-Shot structure (Few-shot prompting). A few-shot prompt includes one or more worked examples of the input and the output you want, so the model can copy the pattern instead of guessing it.
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