…..he didn’t like goodbyes, didn’t like them at all. And why should he? Why should anyone?? Goodbyes are intrinsically sad…..mournful…..theatrical…..emotional in a negative way…..overly climactic…..overdone in general. So why then go through the stupid tradition of honoring and paying homage to formal farewells as though they are requisite to maintaining a valid relationship? Well, the correct answer is you don’t. Just walk away next time. Plain and simple. No silly questions, no heart-straining hugs, no teary farewells. Just walk away sans awkward embraces and words of parting. The body of work—the scaffolding of a stalwart relationship, if you will—should have been constructed long before a departure of ways becomes imminent. A solid relationship should be built around the core and not the extremities. Accordingly, treat that relationship with a confidence level commensurate with same and dispose of the dramatic severances which are hallmarks of inherently unreal classic movies and dripping with a cultural mystique that is arrantly undeserved…..
Fred's Soapbox 