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reader, anonymous, writes (22 June 2013): To get over you. I always do that when I break up with people. Why would I want an ex in my life while I try to move on from them? Even one "how are you?" message or meeting in a shop can undo weeks of work moving on and put you right back at square one of the pain of the break up, reset all your feelings again.
Even my amicable, nice break ups I don't want them in my life anymore complicating things or making me miss them.
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reader, anonymous, writes (22 June 2013): No contact helps you to move on, to keep in touch keeps the hope alive that one day you could work out your differences and get the relationship you both want with each other.
Never gonna happen. An ex is an ex for a reason.
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reader, anonymous, writes (21 June 2013): I'm glad my ex doesn't contact me....I still miss him. To see him or talk to him would kill me!
Move on.
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reader, Honeypie  +, writes (21 June 2013):
 It makes moving on and living life without any further drama easier.
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reader, So_Very_Confused +, writes (21 June 2013):
 Because there is no need to be friends with an ex.
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reader, eyeswideopen +, writes (21 June 2013):
 Because it's like reopening a wound over and over again. It cannot heal properly if you do it.
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reader, CindyCares  +, writes (21 June 2013):
 Because there's no need or interest for it. You share with a certain person a part of your path, then your path diverge- and each moves on , unencumbered and unsaddled with remnants from the past.
There's a lot of people who think that " staying friends " with exes is just a colossal waste of time. Clearly you are not among them, but he might very well be.
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reader, AuntyEm  +, writes (21 June 2013):
 For closure, for privacy, to allow each person to move on and recover from the broken relationship.
I know it sounds weird but if you had a bad break up with someone, them deleting you and leaving you alone is probably one of the most respectful things they could do. Far worse to cling on, keep in touch and constantly remind you of what you both lost.
Today is a new day and the past is the past x
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