Yes, I agree! That is something we are working on. We are in a difficult place because we are extraordinarily cautionary about what messages we send through email/text but we don't to clutter the UI with alerts and confirm dialogs.
Sam, slide to delete works on phone numbers, circles, stories, people in your circles, and other places in the app where you need to remove data. Hope that helps! vibhu@everyme.com if you need more assistance.
