Unfriended

Last night, I went to see the touring production of Lincoln Center’s South Pacific revival. (I love going to the theater.) I went with a girlfriend of mine, but since I purchased the tickets a long time ago, I had originally planned on taking my ex and had put it on his calendar. A couple hours before the show, I noticed my ex’s Facebook status said, “I miss going to see things like South Pacific.” It was a sad reminder that our lives are now on separate paths and all the things we had planned to do together will never come to pass. It was also a reminder that I really don’t need to let social networking keep reminding me of that!

So I did it. I unfriended him on Facebook and unfollowed him on Twitter. I sent him a brief email letting him know that it was nothing personal and it would just be easier for me this way. It was a little hard to pull the trigger, but once it was done, I felt free. It was even a little therapeutic to watch his image and name slowly fade out from my Twitter list until they were completely gone. *Poof*

That free feeling dissipated a few hours later when I received a long email from him. He just said that the breakup’s been hard on him … that he’s not dating yet but he honestly hopes I find someone who can make me happy … that he’ll always be there for me. It was sweet, and sad, and really wasn’t making me feel better. So after I read it, I deleted it. And slowly, that free feeling started coming back.