I agree with everything except that I don't see those broken connections as a loss. Instead I see them as a signal of a relationship that ran its course. There

I agree with everything except that I don't see those broken connections as a loss. Instead I see them as a signal of a relationship that ran its course. There are plenty of people I have fond memories of and wouldn't mind staying in touch, where that didn't happen even though it wouldn't require more than occasionally sending a message: "Hi! Just thought of you. How are you doing?" I assume I could track down most of them, but doing so has this strange feeling of a misplaced nostalgia turning into benign voyeurism. But that's just me. Clearly others feel differently and I see no reason why they shouldn't.