Lost Loves Segments

[Janel "Jaycee" Miller]

If it's not too personal of a question, has anyone experience a reunion with a lost love like those on UM?

Long story short, my parents divorced in 1985. My sister, brother and I lived with our mom after that. About a year later, my sister asked my paternal grandmother why she mailed correspondence to our dad, when we lived with our mom. From what I have heard/observed my mom and paternal grandmother despised each other.

My paternal grandmother was so upset we didn't speak with her for almost two decades. When we did get together at my dad's place in 2004, there was none of that "I feel complete" or "It's so great to see them again" or similar sentiment you'd hear the reunited families say on UM. If anything, my personal experience was awkward and clumsy. My paternal grandmother died in 2011 and I'm NOT saying I am glad she is gone, but I sure don't miss her.

Anyone?

(On a related note, I never really liked the Lost Love Segments on UM. Not to make light of what those folks were going through, but I'd rather help find a killer.)

[Killarney Rose]

As an adoptee, I was united with my brother for the first time when our mother died. It was something I had wished for ever since I found out about him. I love him dearly, and I'm so glad it happened. However, we both have so many issues from our childhood that it was never one of those wonderful reunion moments. I know he cares for me is his way, as I do him. Its amazing how much alike we are. That was something that was missing in my life in my adoptive family. Being like someone and feeling that I fit. I did find that in my bio family but it was not like you see on TV reunions.

[wiseguy182]

Originally Posted by Love A Good Mystery

(On a related note, I never really liked the Lost Love Segments on UM. Not to make light of what those folks were going through, but I'd rather help find a killer.)

Yeah. Additionally, I think they were too frequent in number and too similar. It seemed like 90% of the lost love cases were: couple from the 1950's has 8 or 9 children, can't afford to take care of them all, some get adopted out, everyone's grown up and one is looking for the rest. It was nice the cases deviated from this norm.

[amandab1234]

My dad/uncle had a “Lost Loves” type thing. A few yrs ago, a man called my uncle in Arizona and asked him if he was (insert his name here). My uncle said yes.. other man said “I think youre my dad”.. it didn’t make much sense to my uncle since he said he had been in Texas his whole life (born and raised). But the yr he was born, my uncle was in Vietnam so the time frame didn’t add up. They met and it turns out, my grandfather was his dad. My uncle just has the same name as him so my new “uncle” thought it was him. My grandfather died about 12 yrs ago so he never got to meet him. But the family welcomed him with open arms and my dad/uncle still get together with him. My dad even helps him with his business.

[ezpkns34]

When lost love or ghost segments come on, I typically flip the channel for a few minutes. Just don't find either interesting

[elg0rd0]

Originally Posted by wiseguy182

Yeah. Additionally, I think they were too frequent in number and too similar. It seemed like 90% of the lost love cases were: couple from the 1950's has 8 or 9 children, can't afford to take care of them all, some get adopted out, everyone's grown up and one is looking for the rest. It was nice the cases deviated from this norm.

There was a time during its time on NBC where it felt like 60% of the cases featured were lost love cases.

My siblings and myself almost had a moment like this. When I was about 16 my dad got a phone call from a woman who was his girlfriend before he got drafted and to Vietnam. She claimed that he was the father or her only daughter. My dad went in to take a paternity test and while the test results were pending he was making arrangements for us to meet our potential half sister. Well come to find out my dad wasn't the father and we never heard anything it afterwards.

[Janel "Jaycee" Miller]

Originally Posted by ezpkns34

When lost love or ghost segments come on, I typically flip the channel for a few minutes. Just don't find either interesting

I remember when Lifetime showed the reruns in the wee hours of the morning in the mid-90s, I remember the "frustration" I felt when I realized it was going to be nothing but Lost Love segments. Again, not trying to make light of what those families featured in the Lost Love segments were going through ... it just wasn't my kind of mystery.