TODAY’S POLL

LAST POLL RESULTS

49.6% of you voted It depends on the person or situation. in yesterday’s poll: What do you do with the contact information of people you’re no longer in touch with?

“It depends on the reason I’m no longer in contact with them. Twice a year, though, I go through my contacts and delete a few.”

“Some may have passed away!”

“I usually delete the names of acquaintances who are no longer in my personal orbit. I have a hard time deleting the names of close friends, even if they’re no longer around. I still have the names, last known addresses, and phone numbers of family members and close friends who have died.”

“I’ve gotten rid of most of the contacts from when I was working, since there’s no reason to keep them. Anyone I’d want to stay in touch with was already saved as a personal contact.”

“My personal phone also had my business contacts in it. I’ve deleted some of those, along with other contacts that were no longer relevant. On the other hand, I try to keep as many contacts as I can. You never know when they might come in handy. Some bridges don’t need to be crossed, but you never want to burn any bridges either.”

“If I’m not in touch with them for a reason, they’re blocked and then deleted from my digital contacts. Anyone else I keep in case I need them in the future.”

“DELETE!”

“Delete • Delete • Delete!”

“I usually delete the information if I end the relationship. I’m a good and patient friend, but when enough is enough, I draw the line. Once that line is drawn, there’s no going back. It’s time to invest my energy somewhere else.”

“Sometimes it’s good to reconnect with someone, and you’ll know if it was a mistake.”

“There’s a distinct line between professional and personal, especially if you’re married.”

“When I no longer remember who the person is or why that person is on my contact list, I delete the name. If I know who the person is but no longer have a reason to contact them, I delete the person. If I know who the person is and might reach out, I keep the name.”

“I keep it because I’m too lazy to delete it.”

“More like: I don’t take the time to remove it.”

“It’s more like I don’t delete them because, why bother?”

“There needs to be a fourth option: I just don’t bother deleting anything.”

“You forgot option 4: completely forgetting they’re still in your contacts.”

“Or it could be that I just forget to delete them from my contact list.”

“I rename them with a preceding ‘Z-,’ so they sink to the bottom of the list and don’t clutter up my active contacts.”

“I keep it in case we reconnect someday — or until my phone tells me my storage is full, lol.”

“I have SO MANY unused (maybe even unknown at this point) numbers in my Contacts that it’s ridiculous. But, JIC, you never know...”

“YOU NEVER KNOW.”

“You never know. We used to run a bar, and after almost four years away, we learned just last week that one of our regulars passed away in a horrific motorcycle wreck. So, I’ve started calling all of my old friends just to say hello.”

“I never erase a contact. To this day, I still have contacts for people who died years ago.”

“Most people I’m no longer in touch with are dead, so it’s not likely we’ll be talking on the phone anytime soon.”

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