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Best friends recreate same exact photo 20 years later with people calling it 'success' for one reason

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Published 18:39 3 Jun 2024 GMT+1

Best friends recreate same exact photo 20 years later with people calling it 'success' for one reason

A group of six 'best buddies' were pictured aged 10, 17 and 29 in a Reddit post

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck

A group of friends recreated the same photo 19 years later and there's one particular reason so many are calling it a 'success'.

It's pretty rare to have stuck with the same group of friends you had at the age of 10 all the way through to 17 years old and even 29 too.

However, there's another reason social media users are finding it so heart-warming a group of six pals recreated the same image nearly two decades on.

When you're 10 years old, not only is life very different to what it's like now, but you were probably a whole different person too - it would be slightly concerning if you weren't.

When most of us had reached a decade on this planet, we were still into playing with dolls, playing hide-and-seek and going to bed by 9pm.

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The friends aged 10 (Reddit/Kevin Opos)
The friends aged 10 (Reddit/Kevin Opos)

By the age of 17, we'd moved onto being stressed about exams, dating and sneaking out with out parents' drinks and by 29, well, 9pm bedtimes are a rare and beautiful occurrence, you have to pay taxes and try and stay afloat solo in the adult world amid a cost of living crisis too.

So, the fact a group of friends could manage to cling together throughout such a treacherous journey is an achievement in itself but Matt Gruber, Joel Atia, Mykil Bachoian, Kevin Opos, Ben Danon and Aviv Edelstein from Los Angeles managed to do it, sharing three photographs of themselves 19 years apart to Reddit.

The group at 17 (Reddit/Kevin Opos)
The group at 17 (Reddit/Kevin Opos)

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And it hasn't taken long for people to flood to the comments, many saying why the series of three images of the best friends round a dinner table is truly such a 'success'.

The images were first shared to Reddit thread r/pics 10 years ago, and reposted yesterday (2 June) by u/alanboston405.

And the chaps at 29 (Reddit/Kevin Opos)
And the chaps at 29 (Reddit/Kevin Opos)

And one user said: "Head counts match. I’d call that a success on its own."

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"I was just going to say that he's lucky they're all still around," another echoed.

And a third said: "That’s cute. I wish I still had friends from my youth."

Indeed, the group of six reflected on their long-lasting friendship in an interview with Huff Post

Ben said Kevin has been the 'glue' to the group staying together and Mykil added he believes the longevity 'stems from' growing up in the same community and sharing similar interests.

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Joel added the group aren't just 'friends' to him, but 'family,' resolving: "We'll always be there for each other no matter the time and distance that separates us.

"There's that old saying 'Blood is thicker than water', but is it thicker than 20 years of friendship and memories? No, they're exactly the same.

"Kev, Mykil, Aviv, Matt and Ben aren't my friends, they're my brothers."

Featured Image Credit: Kevin Opos

Topics: Health, Reddit, Social Media, Viral, Los Angeles

Poppy Bilderbeck
Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible and is such a crisp fanatic the office has been forced to release them in batches.

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