is this normal

yup its normal...there are just a few out there satying in contact with winners/contributors

Yep, it's just a business transaction is all. Do you want the hooker to stay afterwards so you can talk about life and aspirations and such, that'd be a big NO.

That would be cool if it happens with everyone that gets a game, but it doesn't happen.

Well, i'm always waiting for that person to go offline first, so it's not awkward :P. But seriously, the friend list is, well, a list of your friends - so you should have on it only people with whom you actually want to talk or play.

i don't do that because i don't like too many friends, but if a gifter asks me to keep him in friend list i do that. =)

I used to keep everyone on my friendlist, but not one of them ever contacted me to play the game they won together or anything like that, so a while ago I deleted every one of them.

Now I just delete them after a few weeks without contact. Some people like to collect friends because the number on their profile makes their e-penis hard, but I prefer my list uncluttered and people who don't give a shit have no business being on my friendlist.

I have too goddamn many people on my friends list. If I win / give a gift from / to someone I add then usually remove them right afterwards, unless there's a genuine attempt at conversation.

Of course, individual differences may exist, and if these symptoms persist for more than 4 hours please consult your doctor.

if i won i wouldn't delete the contributer, is that not rude. he gave you a game for free like.
now if he deletes me he obviously doesnt want to talk or anything so thats fine.

People don't have any obligation to keep the receivers or gifters on their friendlist, but I particularly always leave them on my friendlist. I don't mind if people remove me, unless they do that immediately after they receive a gift. One person did this one time and I didn't like it, he very clearly didn't care about what he received nor was he grateful for receiving it, he just put it on his library and zapped out of existence.
Other guy talked with me a bit and in the next day I noticed he had removed me. Unlike the guy who acted very indifferent and removed right after I gave him the game, I didn't mind this one, because I understand some people like to have only their friends on their friendlist. It's all about manners, in my opinion.

I can't delete anyone. I feel so sad afterwards. what if something happens to him after I delete him :(