What would you do it a friend wanted to delete you?

@Citychic (4067)
United States
August 5, 2009 10:23am CST
Hey friends, what would you do if you had an old friend that was once very close and they called you up and told you they were thinking about deleting you from their phone?
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@jheLaichie (4438)
• Philippines
5 Aug 09
i would truly ask why... but if there will be no explanations well i will just say thank you. i dont know their reasons but if that what makes them comfortable of it, then i wont make so much fuss or argue with them. that is their right to do so. even if it hurts so much but that is their phone and their life. whatever their reasons maybe i just hope to know it. jhelai
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@Citychic (4067)
• United States
5 Aug 09
Thanks for your response JheLaichie. They probably would never tell you the truth even if they have their own reasons. Deep down I have my own thoughts on why the person wanted to delete me. But it they were the one that wanted to start the friendship in the first place. So I'll have no worries if they want to end it, as it was a very weak one anyways. Happy mylot.
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• United States
5 Aug 09
How messed up is that? They CALL you to tell you they are going to delete your number. This is pure and flat out simple manipulation. Old phone numbers in your phone don't hurt anything, and if you are going to delete a number you never call, you just delete it. To call you up and tell you what they are going to do is either them being intentionally cruel to you, or them trying to manipulate you in to calling them more. I wouldn't really stand for that. Tell them that if they want to start talking to you more they didn't need to threaten you first.
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@Citychic (4067)
• United States
5 Aug 09
Thanks for sharing Improbability. The thing about it is this, whenever I do happen to call they try to act like their attention is in other places. So I don't see much need to call someone if I'm going to be totally ignored when I do happen to call. I tend to think this person wants to have their cake and eat it too. I'm not going to waste my time to keep calling if they have nothing to say. A friendship is something which takes two people to participate. If one has lost interest there is no need in trying to keep it going. Yes, I think it was pure manipulation but not to worry it's not going to work with me. I can delete them tooand I may not even tell them about it!
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@ds6413 (2070)
• United States
5 Aug 09
Hello, I would tell them to go for it. Who needs a "friend" that would tell you they are thinking about deleting you from their phone?Yeah, I would say go for it and bye and leave it at that. I wouldn't let their words get to me because some friends grow apart after time.
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@jellymonty (2352)
6 Aug 09
I think I would burst out in laughter first! OMG how childish is that?? If they want to delete me let them delete but calling me to tell me that they will delete is really plain stupidity. In fact I will be glad they delete me as they prove that they are not worth of my friendship..
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• China
6 Aug 09
totally agree. a real friend would never delete u
@submerryn (1304)
• Malaysia
5 Aug 09
I'll do nothing. Just let them delete me. What have I done wrong? If you want to delete me, delete me silently. Why would you call me to tell me that you want to delete me? Deliberately trying to provoke my anger? If any of my friends happen to tell me that they'll delete me, I'll say, thank you!
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@Citychic (4067)
• United States
5 Aug 09
If a friend wanted to delete you? Smile, thanks for sharing Submerryn, I feel exactly the same was as you do. When they called I told them if that's what they want to do then that will be just fine. There was never any questions asked afterward and conversation went on as normal. But perhaps that was the beginning of a conversation that should have taken place a long time ago. So I will just go on and leave things to work it's way out. If they want to delete me, I'm not going to sweat or fret over the matter. It would be their loss instead of mine because I know that I'm a great friend and when a person's life is built on sinking sands they are reaching out trying to find the real thing. Even though my life isn't perfect I have a very solid foundation of truths from which I try to live by. So that is why I told them go on and delete me if that is what you want to do. I'm certain that I won't be hurt by it even though I may miss them just a little.
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• India
5 Aug 09
if my friend wants to delete my contact surely i will allow . because i have many experience in this . i have many friends and all are using me at the time of examination . if no exams means they are treat me as a dog . Really i m looking for true friend
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@Citychic (4067)
• United States
5 Aug 09
If a friend wants to delete you? Hello AjithAnnadurai, Thanks for sharing, I know just what you mean, if they can't use you then they have no need for you. So if they want delete you then you will happily allow them that privilege. Maybe I will have to have a very serious conversation with the person and tell them that I am not up for joking around. A true friend wouldn't joke about something like that. In the back of my mind I think they really do want to delete me but they don't know how to come out and be adult about it. Please add me as a friend because I'm only looking for true friends too. Thanx in advance.
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@goldeneagle (6745)
• United States
5 Aug 09
I am to the point that I don't care what other people do. I am just trying to survive from day to day, so it they want to delete me...that is fine with me
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@busky5 (3164)
• Thailand
6 Aug 09
I think if i have no time to party with my friends someday they will delete me from their phone.However i don't think they will do if the closely friends.I believe if i don't betray them.They will not delete me from their phones.
• Indonesia
6 Aug 09
I will feel quiet sad and I will ask why she/he plan to do that? If the reason acceptable, I won't mind about it. Example, because her cellphone memory to full and she need to add many people related to her work and we can always meet in facebook or chat, it's okay. But if its' because I and her had a quarrel before, I will feel sad and wanna solve that problem. I will talk with her and ask for forgiveness maybe..
• Philippines
5 Aug 09
A friend calls just to tell you he/she wants to delete my name from his/her phone? Weird. He/ she could do that without calling to inform me. I think he/she is just trying to provoke me or something. That's funny. I guess i'd just laugh and say ok. I mean, i really couldn't care less. If he/she is a true friend we wouldn't go to that point.
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• India
6 Aug 09
that will be a ROFLIN moment for me...it seriously sends a message of prank..anyone will ask u for your number to add you..but nobody calls n ask permission for deleting someone..if someone is deleting a contact,it means that he doesn't want to be in contact of that person..so no one will contact to delete the contact number.. so i will pass some funny comments like..y?are u getting me a new connection?? if i find out that he really is serious n wants to delete me..i ll first investigate for any misunderstandings n try sorting them out..other than misunderstanding there can be no other reason a fren can delete me.. and never can i afford to loose a friend in any situation..