I respect a person's ability to be civilized and not dismissive. As you might notice from my subsequent comment, I think it's a balancing act about how to do it gracefully.
In this situation flexibility is much stronger than a rigid approach (it usually is). So I say that your approach is the weak one. Sometimes you may not have an easy way to keep people completely out of your life, if you live in a small community, or if the individual remains in your circle of friends, or at your workplace, then you may have to deal with them. Again, it's a matter of how to do it so you're not screwing everyone around.
Is it normal to still be friends with all your past girlfriends?
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I respect a person's ability to be civilized and not dismissive. As you might notice from my subsequent comment, I think it's a balancing act about how to do it gracefully.
In this situation flexibility is much stronger than a rigid approach (it usually is). So I say that your approach is the weak one. Sometimes you may not have an easy way to keep people completely out of your life, if you live in a small community, or if the individual remains in your circle of friends, or at your workplace, then you may have to deal with them. Again, it's a matter of how to do it so you're not screwing everyone around.