The beginning can be casual. Does that mean the ending will be casual too?

Human relationships cannot simply be cancelled.

A service can be stopped. A human relationship has no unsubscribe button. When you decide you are ready to leave, the other person’s feelings do not disappear at the same moment.

One person may want to keep meeting. The other may want distance. A new relationship, work or a change in life can alter the balance.

Something can remain after it ends.

Messages, memories, habits and feelings may remain even after two people decide to stop seeing each other.

So it can be worth considering not only how easy a relationship is to begin, but how clearly it can end.