Woman uses LinkedIn to reconnect with childhood friend after 15 years

In a heartwarming tale of friendship rekindled, a woman’s story of reconnecting with her childhood best friend after 15 years through social media has captured the hearts of netizens.

Vedika Sangle took to Twitter to recount how the professional networking site LinkedIn played a pivotal role in reuniting her with her childhood companion.

“LinkedIn literally reunited me with my childhood best friend after 15 years,” Vedika wrote on her Twitter handle. The tweet was accompanied by a screenshot of her LinkedIn chat with a woman named Barnali, along with a photograph from their shared childhood.

In the conversation, Vedika sent an old photograph of two kids – Vedika with her childhood best friend – and asked whether Barnali was the person depicted in the image. Barnali confirmed that she was indeed her long-lost friend.

LinkedIn user’s journey to connect with childhood best friend resonates with netizens

The story has struck a chord with social media users, and since its posting on August 5, the story has garnered more than four lakh views and over 8,000 likes.

The responses poured in the ‘wholesome story’, with many expressing their sentiments in the comments section.

One individual shared their own experience, “I have found my childhood friend on LinkedIn, but she is inactive there and hasn’t opened the app in ages.” Another user expressed their delight, “Wow, this is so wholesome.”

The heartwarming nature of the reunion resonated with the audience, with comments like, “This is the best thing I’ve read today,” and “I’m rooting for such unions, so unexpected yet wholesome!”

“This is the real objective for social media platforms at the initial stages of ‘connecting people’. Glad you experience this nowadays as well,” one person thoughtfully said. “I thought these moments were Facebook’s things. There’s no better feeling than connecting over the internet with a lost friend,” another wrote.

A seventh commenter said, “Awww this is so sweet. Glad you got connected to your childhood friend!”

This heartening tale of friendship rediscovered through the digital realm is similar to another incident from June, where an Instagram user created an account with the sole purpose of tracking down her childhood best friend.

Instagram user Neha created an Instagram account under the handle name @finding_lakshita, with a bio dedicated to her quest to locate her childhood friend, Lakshita. Neha’s relentless efforts involved messaging individuals with the same name on Instagram, a strategy that eventually bore fruit.

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Neha’s virtual journey led her to reconnect with her long-lost friend, culminating in a heartening update to her Instagram bio: “The mission was successful. I finally found her.”