FKFTSHi feel like the whole "once you break up with someone you cut them off forever" thing is a very consumerist approach to relationships. like people are just romantic products to consume, and as soon as you decide they don't fit your use case you discard them altogether like yesterday's garbage
it's like we view romance as like a box to check off as opposed to a natural evolution of a deeply meaningful relationship. we don't connect with people, we connect with *potential partners*. and if we break up, well, they only had one use to us, so...
CalmPresence@fuckfetish I think it is also about tolerance for complex and conflicting emotions. Of course you're going to feel awkward for a bit with someone when you used to have one kind of relationship with them and you're not sure what kind of relationship you now have with them. Or when they've done something that hurt you. Or when you've done something that hurt them.
@fuckfetish I think that relationship awkwardness or discomfort is a part of the human experience. But in this electronically connected age, it is tempting to try to avoid it by just severing the connection.