Remember the days before smartphones, when we were all actually engaged with each other? When everyone didn’t have their heads stuck in a phone texting or looking at silly memes?

Yeah…turns out that’s not exactly how it was.

Take a look at these pics that will bring you all the way back to the “glory days” when everyone was best friends and looked each other in the eye 100% of the time, 24 hours a day, no questions asked.

1. Look at the engagement

2. Making friends

3. Not staring at their phones while they walk down the street

4. Eyes straight ahead

5. Let’s get to know each other

6. The long train ride

7. Enjoying a social lunch

8. Making friends on public transit

9. Hangin’ on the corner

10. The 1970s were even better

11. Neighborly

12. BFF

13. Wonder which King it was?

14. No pesky technology

15. Hello, buddy

It was a glorious time…