Current mood:

apathetic

not worth keeping
Everyone knows that relationships cannot live forever without upkeep. You have to care for and maintain them - similar to flowers. Some relationships, however,  are not worth keeping and maintaining. They are the ones that become a chore for everyone involved.

A lazy email once every 3 months: "let's get together". Similarly lazy response. Another few months pass by - nothing happens. If the two people actually meet, they barely have anything to talk about. After all, they are completely out of touch with each other's lives. Both check their watches conspicuously. Finally, lunch is over. They are noticeably relieved. The formality of meeting face to face is over, so they can go back to lazy emails.

These relationships are not worth the effort. These are friends, not business contacts we are talking about; hence, it should be pleasurable. If you do it, because you feel you should, or sense the same from the person, do everyone favour and let this "relationship" wither peacefully. No one likes artificial ways of keeping things alive, just let it die already.