Why do class reunions spark new romances?

[Arkansas]

My 10 yr was sometime in the last 2 years and their plans were to meet up at a restaurant that was crap back when I was in HS and has only gotten worse, then spend the night at the beer tent for our towns annual celebration so they could all get wasted.

I graduated early to get away from these people - not sure why I'd want to meet up with them to watch them all get drunk 10 yrs later.

This sounds exactly like the same situation in Jefferson. For some unknown reason every class plans their reunion around the Bell Tower Festival (sadly, the most popular thing is the beer tent which sucks pretty bad). I went to our 5 year and never went back after that. Eventually they stop sending you 'invitations' which got a chuckle outta me as I never liked the people in my class anyway.

[jdoggivjc]

You know why people hook up at reunions? Because people act fake and like they have money, and the opposite sex is attracted by that I'm sure.

In other words, most HS reunions go something like this:

Dark Helmet: [in Dark Helmet voice] Now princess Vespa, at last we are alone.
Dark Helmet: [in Vespa voice] Oh, oh I hate you I hate you I hate you leave me alone! - yet, I find you strangely attractive.
Dark Helmet: [in Dark Helmet voice] Of course you do. Druish princesses are often attracted to money, and power, and I have BOTH, and YOU KNOW IT!
Dark Helmet: [in Vespa voice] Oh oh leave me alone!
Dark Helmet: [in Dark Helmet voice] No, kiss me!
[cuts between their voices]
Dark Helmet: Oh, oh, no, yes, no, NO, yes, ah, ah, ah ahhhhh... oh, your helmet is so big...

(yeah, I know, this is turning into "quote an 80's movie day")

[cycloneML]

So what brought this about? Something bad happen to you?

almost. one more pint of spotted cow and it might have happened.