I believe that no one is 'essential' on this planet - everyone will go one day and the earth will still rotate and the sun will still rise in the east and set in the west. People make and break relationships, intentionally or not, and believe it's the end of the world if that's happened....

So, a few thoughts on relationships - making and breaking them:

1. What do you talk about to strangers or friends if you don't like to talk about

• other people
• yourself
• things that you've seen or done

tough one to answer right? well.. my answer is probably that you should just say something strange or stupid and see how people react then,

• if they laugh in a dismissive way - no point making friends with these people
• if they laugh in a friendly way - the conversation will start by itself
• if they don't hear you ...just go away.

2. What are the characteristics of good housemates

• They like to talk to each other
• They like to make fun of each other
• They want to do things together
• They keep the house clean for you....
  

3. How to break up a relationship without breaking someone's heart? (Tough one again)

• Take a break from each other and let things move on in their natural course
• Talk about it and try to understand that it is the mutually beneficial thing to do ... of course you can only do that with someone rational enough. (does it make sense to talk about rationality when we are talking about emotions... i wonder..).
  
• Act in a weird way such that the other person is disgusted...e.g. have a piece of garlic, drink a few cans of beer, burp, fart, and break everything in the house... should not break a heart but break a house maybe....

4. How do you make friends and keep your friends close? buy a mobile phone!

Relationships are just connections i guess - they need a medium to exist (phone, meetings, eye contact, body contact, etc...) - cut the medium and you cut off the relationship.... but can you really cut off a connection that transcends the physical links.... e.g. the connection between two minds, two thoughts, two hearts....? I think you can't.