sunk costs

[cellio]

Friday I closed a (previously-)permanent browser tab. A web site

Comments

[chaos_wrangler]

Much sympathy. I also have trouble "walking away", although there was one case where I actually told someone who I had been close friends with for years that I didn't want them in my life anymore as they were, although I did leave open the possibility that if they changed and they wanted back in then they could ask... That was more than 10 years ago and I haven't heard from them since, and I honestly don't miss them (or even think about them very often) anymore.

[indigodove]

Good on you for not allowing the free real estate to the jerks...I really understand.

I have similar issues with sunk costs of my time and caring. It's hard, and sometimes you just have to just grit your teeth and let go of something even though you still have ties to it. That part is easier said than done!

[thnidu]

Tagged for memory.

[dragonazure]

It is always tough walk away from something you've invested a lot of time/emotion/money/etc. into. However, sometimes those things are energy vampires/money pits and need to be walked away from.

When the issue is financial, the decision is easier. Emotional investments are harder to relieve yourself from, and because the choice to involve yourself in the first place isn't always rational, it makes sense that trying to move on isn't always rational either....

my sympathy!

[meiravberale]

Oh yes, it's hard to walk away, but it sounds like sinking even more time and energy into it would be a waste. It's hard to say goodbye to the hopes, I think - the hopes you had for what could come of it. fwiw, you have my sympathy.