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@I am still oxox wrote:

If a friend deletes me, my thoughts are: sorry you did not like what I posted,


@I am still oxox  Exactly!  When I worked for the Federal gov I was friends with another co worker there and I was on her facebook page.  After the election she did nothing but post very insulting things about it.  All I said to her is this:  Is this how a Federal Employee acts?  He's your boss, get used to it.  She didn't like that and deleted me off her friends list.  I wasn't the least bit upset because if she can't take anythng negative said towards her she wasn't a friend anyway.  

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@dineshmt wrote:

If that person really matters to you, just call them out. Talk to them and try to understand the problem. 

 

Same thing happened with me a few months ago and I headed to google for my answers. One artile that I read had some nice points, one of which was 


Call them the hell out

This part is fun. If you're not really worried what these people think about you, publicly expose what they truly are—cruel. Cruel jerks. They'll get their comeuppance. These unfrienders think you probably won't even notice, and if you ever do, you'll be too apathetic or nervous to say anything about it.

 

But bringing up the vile act—either online or in person—will shock them to their core. They'll be taken aback that you're enough of a weirdo to bring up a Facebook unfriending. Watch as they stammer excuses, stutter, and try to explain. They'll offer to refriend you. "It was a mistake! Oh, how did that happen?" They'll feel bad and weird and guilty. They'll feel something, which is better than Facebook's typical emotional feedback void. Sure, it's trolling, but it'll make you feel better without any kind of real moral transgression. The Internet should always be making you feel better.

 

Source


 

 

This is a joke, right? If it isn’t...it still is.

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I’ve never been interested in a Facebook account.  I’m in touch with everyone I care to be in touch with.  

 

When I hear Facebook drama from friends, it reminds me of the hurt feelings that abounded back in junior high and high school with Slam Books!   

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@TenderMercies Well since you didn't notice you weren't seeing posts from this person I would just ignore it. You're mad she unfriended you when you didn't even notice.

 

Maybe she has 900 friends too and she's decide to just start paring down to people she really talks to on a regular basis.

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Don't take it personally !   I know I have deleted friends from my FB page

because of the friends on their list.  I don't like my personal information being

shared with some or most of their friends, and their friends and so on.........


@TenderMercies wrote:

Have you ever discovered that one of your Facebook friends deleted you as a friend, but you can’t figure out why?  This has happened to me a few times over the years.  Not only does it make you feel bad and dumped, but more than anything, it makes you feel confused.  I recently got a text from my old boss telling me that a former coworker of ours had unexpectedly passed away.  I went to his FB page to see if there was anything posted about him being sick or traveling, etc., and I discovered that we were no longer friends.  Just tonight, I realized that I hadn’t heard from another friend and former coworker in quite some time, so I went to check out her page and found that she also had deleted me as a friend.  This one really hurt, because I considered her a good friend and actually helped her out quite a bit over the years.  In both of these instances, both people had several of our mutual friends and coworkers on their friends list, so it’s not like they deleted their account or started a new one.  If this happened to you, would you contact the individual to ask why they deleted you, or would you just let it go?


 

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I really think I'm almost over the whole Facebook thing.  I joined because a friend of mine really wanted me to, but I find that I am going to my page less and less and I post sparingly.  Although I love the idea of it, and I have been able to keep up with people in other parts of the country that I rarely see, I am always astounded by the juvenile behavior of some posters.  The nasty political posts are the worst.  I have very strong political opinions, as most people do, but I double that the majority of my Facebook friends know anything about my beliefs.  I never post anything political.  I just don't see the point.  It seems to me that those posts just turn into over heated slugfests.  Nobody is going to change anyone's mind, so what is the point?

 

I've only unfriended one person, and that is someone I used to work with.  I don't "do" racism, and when she posted a really ugly racist tirade, I decided that was enough.  

 

I still check in to Facebook every day, but I find that I usually log off in a much worse mood than when I signed in.  I'd rather check out Pinterest, where I get to find new recipes, get decorating tips, or learn about a new travel destination.  I'm never angry when I log off Pinterest!

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@stargazergal wrote:

Don't take it personally !   I know I have deleted friends from my FB page

because of the friends on their list.  I don't like my personal information being

shared with some or most of their friends, and their friends and so on.........


@TenderMercies wrote:

Have you ever discovered that one of your Facebook friends deleted you as a friend, but you can’t figure out why?  This has happened to me a few times over the years.  Not only does it make you feel bad and dumped, but more than anything, it makes you feel confused.  I recently got a text from my old boss telling me that a former coworker of ours had unexpectedly passed away.  I went to his FB page to see if there was anything posted about him being sick or traveling, etc., and I discovered that we were no longer friends.  Just tonight, I realized that I hadn’t heard from another friend and former coworker in quite some time, so I went to check out her page and found that she also had deleted me as a friend.  This one really hurt, because I considered her a good friend and actually helped her out quite a bit over the years.  In both of these instances, both people had several of our mutual friends and coworkers on their friends list, so it’s not like they deleted their account or started a new one.  If this happened to you, would you contact the individual to ask why they deleted you, or would you just let it go?


 


@stargazergal.  You can change your settings so your friends friends don't see your posts. I was vacationing with a friend and liked her post as she had pictures of us I wanted my sister to see. Well, it didn't work, my sister couldn't see the pics. I asked my friend and she said her preferences are set so no one else's friends can see her posts. I will be doing this as soon as I figure out how.