I had another wipe-people-I-don't-stay-in-touch-with-from-the-contacts moment that coincided with a chat with a friend.
She was explaining the hardships of parting ways with an ex while doing her best to remain friends. I admit I never understood the "remaining friends" concept. I don't encourage slashing throats and smashing china on the way out, but putting so much work into a relationship that just ended makes no sense. We all know that the only way we're ever going to meet again is by accident.
There are people who collect people, because "you never know when you're going to need them". I prefer giving them away, like clothes that do not fit me anymore. As Mae West wisely put it, "all ex boyfriends should be given second chances; with somebody else."
For me people are like lottery tickets: scratch and see if you've won anything. For others, people are "investments", so they keep pumping and pumping into these emotional piggy banks. Sadly, in order to assess their gain, they always need to break them apart.