Wondering what your take on this is.
Apparently I delete them. I could think of one person I’ve had the phone number of that died 10 years ago or something. I don’t have their contact details anymore.
I’ve not had any close family die the last decade so that answer may change.
I’ve gone through this recently and basically you wait a few months and then you delete it. If you don’t it starts eating at you.
Im of this thinking.
I leave them there until I stop thinking about their passing on a regular basis, then I remove the contact.
Id like to think they dont want me going about my business during the day and just randomly get reminded “Hey! incase you forgot, Josh is dead” while Im trying to call Joselyn about mundane work shit.
I saved them, adding death anniversary so I could remember them. Bit morbid but they meant a lot to me.
I don’t think I’ve ever deleted a contact from my address book for any reason whatsoever
Lost a very close friend 3 weeks ago way before his time and used to see him online on steam every time I was on. It hurts seeing his name and knowing he’ll never be back. In terms of phone contacts they kind of get filtered out naturally when I move devices .
Absolutely I delete them. Can’t have that kind of evidence lying around, loose ends sink careers.
I leave them, not for any sentimental reason, more of an ADHD reason.
Imagine my surprise when I got an alert that my dead grandma had just joined Telegram and that I should send her a message!
I leave them in if it’s someone i care about. I lost a school kid last year. Took his files out of my drawer today.
I add the ⚱️emoji to their name.
Makes them easy to search for and stop to have a moment of reflection on their effect on my life.
That’s a nice idea
Funny how some cultures are different, as in mine this is a horrifyingly normalyzing idea
does it get more normal than death?
Yes, consistently and by a lot.
I got confused and then realised it was a cremation urn. Funny how some cultures are different, as in mine Cremation is uncommon and burial is common
I mean, why delete the contact? You could also demolish the headstone.
It costs you nothing to keep it in your phone as a memory.
But it also costs nothing to demolish the headstone.
Just saying.
That’s assuming you have the suitable tools already!
If the number gets reassigned after the grace period expires, the new owner might add a profile picture that then populates across linked services. I’d rather avoid that.
I just keep them, occasionally call the long dead numbers too which is kinda sad but whatever
I left a family member’s number in my phone, but once I got a new phone I didn’t move it over. I’ve got other things outside of their phone number if I wish for sentimentality.
lol. clean out my contact list. so funny. like im going to get rid of the old number people I know used to have.
I leave them. I’ve even dialed the super close ones a couple of times over the years on purpose just to (anxiously) see if their numbers have been taken 😅
My father died in 2022. I still haven’t removed him from my contacts. I don’t know when I will. It’s not that it’s terribly painful, but there is discomfort even thinking about something that feels so final. Grief is irrational.
