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This can be the premise of a work or a series. Think ''[[The Odd Couple]]'' or ''[[Supernatural]]''.
 
If the '''[[Old Friend''']] messing with your life isn't part of the premise, then [[Status Quo Is God]] will eventually have your friend leave, or you give him the boot. You will likely be unhappy; there's more than even odds he will be, too. The visit of the '''Old Friend''' will leave you wondering how little he's changed and how much you have. Or, on occasion, vice versa.
 
In sufficiently recent works, the '''[[Old Friend''']] is likely to be a [[New Age Retro Hippie]]. Occasionally, it's an instance of [[Something's Different About You Now]].
 
Compare [[Beleaguered Childhood Friend]]. Not to be confused with [[I Want You to Meet An Old Friend of Mine]], but can overlap. Contrast [[Old Flame Fizzle]], discovering that the friendship (instead of the love) is gone.
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Parodied on ''[[Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei]]'' with a character in love with all things old-fashioned who claims to be an old friend of the title character's. {{spoiler|It turns out that they were friends for just one day in elementary school; it's a Japanese pun}}.