Account for the relationship as it is now
Use a tone that fits the present relationship, not the closeness, authority, or access that existed in the past. For a message about how to stop sharing your live location with someone, use this factual base: name the platform, content, frequency, audience, or account access that must change.
Ask without assigning an obligation
Explain what you hope for while making decline, delay, or a different format genuinely acceptable. State the requested removal or contact rule and use the platform control that supports it. Make the immediate next step clear enough that the recipient can answer without reconstructing the entire history.
Keep the ending honest
Do not trade passwords, monitor accounts, or move to a new platform after someone declines contact. Report impersonation, intimate images, account compromise, threats, and doxxing through platform and specialist safety channels. Avoid future promises, guilt, flattery, or nostalgia that imply the recipient owes you access.