Moving On After Death

[Hulkein]

My younger cousin who lived with me for a while when we were in high school died in a car accident the other day. I was looking through my phone today to call someone and saw his name on the contact list.

I figured it would be somewhat interesting to see how people move on in the technological world.

For those of you who have lost someone pretty close, how long was it before you deleted their name off your contact list, if ever? Be it cell phone or e-mail.

Feel free to share thoughts on the subject.

[Ashliana]

I kept my grandmother's number in my phone until that phone died and I had to get a replacement. I couldn't delete it. I still have her info on my Amazon account as a shipping option since I sent her books all the time.

[Hulkein]

I kept my grandmother's number in my phone until that phone died and I had to get a replacement. I couldn't delete it. I still have her info on my Amazon account as a shipping option since I sent her books all the time.

I have a feeling that's what I'm going to do with my phone. I don't know if I'll ever feel right about hitting 'Delete'.

[Allereli]

I took my stepmother off of my cell/email/buddy list within a week or two. It was hard to look at.

[TheEschaton]

I'm a pretty callous motherfucker, and if I see a name I can't EMail or call any more because they're dead, I delete it pretty quick. What's the use? A contact list is functional, utilitarian. It's not like deleting their contact info is deleting them from my life - I still remember and care about who they were. I just can't call them.

-TheE-

[Kyra231]

I kept my grandmother's number in my phone until that phone died and I had to get a replacement. I couldn't delete it. I still have her info on my Amazon account as a shipping option since I sent her books all the time.

I still have my dads number wrote in my address book. It's been 15 years.

[Phidelia]

I still have an old message of my dad on my answering machine. So yeah, it's all about when you feel ready to delete it.

[Sean of the Thread]

Never imo

[Gan]

When you feel its necessary to delete it, thats when its time. There's no set time for grief or the dealing of it. Each person deals with it in their own way, in their own time.

If it feels good to have it in there, then keep it in there. Just dont get freaked out if you accidentally call it a year down the road and someone answers - because phone companies do recycle phone numbers. ;)

[Daniel]

Sorry to hear about your loss man.

[RichardCranium]

I wore my kid brother's class ring for a while after he died. I'm not certain how long it was before I took it off. A couple of years at least. He was 16, and had never had a cell phone so I that's the only thing I can relate to your question.