Your Memory & Relationships

Karmyq is designed to forget — and Sprint 90 made that visible. This guide explains the three new places you'll see it: fading relationships, the re-warming nudge, and your profile's memory section.

Relationships that fade

Open a community and go to How we're connected. Each bond between people now carries a decay tier based on how active it is:

• Strong — a well-tended, active relationship (full colour).
• Warm — healthy.
• Fading — going quiet; the connection looks visibly fainter.
• Nearly forgotten — about to be let go.

Bonds you've drifted from appear dimmer and more washed-out. Hover over a faded connection to see its status spelled out. This isn't a judgement — it's an honest picture of which relationships are alive right now.

The nearly-forgotten notice

When a connection you once relied on is nearly forgotten, Karmyq shows a gentle, informational note:

You and Sam have a bond that is close to fading from active memory. Helping each other again would keep it alive — or you can let it fade.

It's awareness, not a task: there's no reminder to dismiss and nothing you're failing at. On Karmyq a bond re-warms through a shared help exchange, so the way to keep it is simply to help each other again. The note only appears when there's genuinely a bond going quiet — if nothing is fading, you'll never see it.

Your profile's memory section

Your profile now has a "What we hold, and what we let go" section. It shows:

• How many active relationships you're tending.
• Which bonds are going quiet.
• Your karma trend (if you've enabled karma display).
• A plain line about what gets let go when a bond stays quiet.

Empty rows are hidden — if you have no fading bonds, you won't see an awkward "0 fading" placeholder.

What's actually forgotten

Curious what the platform keeps versus lets go? The What Karmyq Remembers page lays it out in plain language: completed-request text is anonymized after about six months, unanswered expired requests are deleted after a month, and messages are forgotten with their exchange. What's always kept is the aggregate — that you helped, your karma, and your trust. Forgetting the words never changes the numbers.

Frequently asked

Does forgetting lower my karma? No. Karma is never touched by forgetting — only the words around it are let go.

Can I stop a relationship from fading? Yes — interact again. Helping, messaging, or completing an exchange re-warms the bond.

Can I delete a specific exchange myself? Not yet. Today you can see everything that's held and fading; per-item delete and export are planned for a future release.

Re-warming is optional

When Karmyq says a bond is nearly forgotten, it is not a warning that you did something wrong. It means the relationship has been quiet long enough that the platform is close to letting it leave active memory. Helping each other again keeps the bond alive if it still matters, or you can let it fade.

Your Memory section on the profile shows this without needing karma display turned on: active relationships you're tending, bonds that are going quiet, and the ones close to being let go — each labelled in plain text, not just a fainter colour.