Dehradun, Oct. 3 -- Do you in your senior years find yourself spending valuable time with old school and college mates? Do you accept their requests without much thought? This foundational trust built during our school and college years is a unique psychological and social phenomenon. Decades after graduation, individuals often experience an automatic faith in former classmates, even if they were not close friends at the time. This enduring bond relies on several core fundamentals of human psychology, shared development, and sociological framing.

Youth is a period of intense personal development and vulnerability. School and college mates witness each other before the adoption of professional armour, social status signalling, or defensive ...