unfriending on FB

[janny108]

Have you ever unfriended someone on FB? I unfriended someone because I found out I really did not know him and found out I didn't like him anyways. Now my son broke up with someone and I'm thinking of unfriending her. Has anyone done this before?

 

[SharonL]

You can unfriend them and they will not know about it.

 

[mina]

I rarely unfriend; but if you don't know them and or don't interact with them it's probably okay. I've been unfriended in an unkind way before and that can hurt b/c I thought they were my actual friend and I didn't even know they were mad at me but in the end it just showed me what kind of person they were.

 

[Mrs. Luther073082]

I unfriended someone from another forum who gossiped about other people in a really nasty way. I've probably unfriended some other people over the years, but I do not recall other specific instances.

 

[Wren]

I have unfriended lots of people since I joined facebook in 2006 or so. (I used to have over 100 "friends" and now have less than 40.) I never tell them why and it's really not necessary for me, usually, because it's due to serious lack of interaction. I don't ask much and just require a like or comment or sharing of interesting stuff at least to not feel like someone is just a stalker of mine, rather than a friend. I post some personal stuff on there that I don't post elsewhere and I don't want just anyone having access. There are some people, including family, that I have unfriended for other reasons and I don't tell them why either, if they notice. Though people I know well, including family are much less likely to be unfriended, they can be too. One family member posted something racist and he was a goner from my list.

 

[wholigan11]

I have unfriended on facebook before. Others do it to me all the time.

 

[Verve]

I haven't unfriended often and only for serious infractions within the past few years.

Once I did a "spring cleaning" and unfriended anyone from high school and college who I hadn't interacted with really since they friended me. Got rid of just about 200 people that way.

 

[Thunder Peel]

I unfriend people from time to time. I guess I'm more of a "quality over quantity" type of person. I'd rather have 60 good friends than 500 people that I never talk to. I delete people for a number of reasons, mostly these:

1. Posting excessive pictures of weddings, pets, food, couples, your car, etc. There comes a certain point where it becomes annoying having my news feed cluttered with the same tedious pics over and over again. I can understand posting pictures of your wedding a few weeks afterwards. Posting them a year down the road seem unnecessary, as if somehow we forgot you were married.

2. Posting constant updates about your job, significant other, your current location, or anything else that I don't need to know about. I don't mind these on occasion but once they reach a certain limit I begin to lose patience. After 50 posts of "I love my hubby!" or "My new job is the greatest!" then I simply stop caring.

3. Posting obnoxious political or social opinions. I'll respect your views if you present them in a kind and thoughtful manner. The attitude of "All Republicans are evil!" or "You're a horrible person if you don't support gay marriage" have me reaching for the Unfriend button pretty quickly. I expect people to show me the same courtesy that I show them.

Those are my main three. If used in moderation then I'm okay with it. Some people just don't know when to stop and I have no qualms about deleting them. Heck, I know a number of people on here who have taken me off their lists. Fair is fair, I suppose.

 

[Neve]

For me, I only unfriended one person and it was a serious infraction (former close friend, falling out, some backstabbing).

I have been unfriended by other people, and it's okay if I haven't seen them in years or if it was someone that I knew in high school, but what I don't like is when someone that I see everyday unfriends me and doesn't tell me why. :-( Now, that hurts.

 

[Thunder Peel]

I'm actually Unfriending some people today. I'm sick of watching these tragedies play out, only to have my Facebook feed cluttered with people using it as an excuse to get up on a political soapbox to bash the U.S. and talk about how we need more gun control. Innocent civilians and children died; have some freaking compassion and leave the politics out of it.

 

[PetLuv]

I've been unfriending people the last few months - I don't want or need a bunch of drama pushed in my face and I felt that is what they were doing.

None I have done it to have seemed to notice so far, but if I were asked I would be upfront and honest about why.

 

[Mr. Pedantic]

You can unfriend them and they will not know about it.

This.

Apparently my girlfriend unfriended me just before I found out she had started going out with another guy, and I didn't find out for about 3 days.

 

[janny108]

there are a few people that really don't add anything to my life and I'm thinking of unfriending them. So....how do I do that?

 

[motherprayer]

Have you ever unfriended someone on FB? I unfriended someone because I found out I really did not know him and found out I didn't like him anyways. Now my son broke up with someone and I'm thinking of unfriending her. Has anyone done this before?

When my husband and I separated, his family started talking about me on Facebook. They had some really nasty things to say, and because I felt I didn't need that kind of influence, I unfriended all of them.

I generally only tend to unfriend someone if I feel I don't want any further communication from them at all. In your case, it is totally up to you, and it is okay if you decide to do it or if you don't

 

[Rhovanion]

I only befriend people I already know, whether in real life or online so I there are very few people I have unfriended. Only one comes to mind, a person I knew from an online forum who turned out to be extremely annoying on Facebook. She was a typical attention seeker of the pathetic kind, the ones who want people to feel sorry for them all the time.

 

[PetLuv]

there are a few people that really don't add anything to my life and I'm thinking of unfriending them. So....how do I do that?

You go to their profile and at the top right of it is a little box that says "friend" with a check next to it, click on that and a drop box will give you several selections. At the bottom of the drop down bar is the "unfriend" selection.

 

[Mydnyte]

Usually when it gets to the point that I unfriend someone, I go ahead and block them as well so they no longer know I even exist on FB. Just something you have to do from time to time.

 

[janny108]

thanks a lot. I blocked a few people that in time I realized I did not have a relationship with these people and they seemed like that was ok with them. Now I'm meeting more folks from church and they are not on FB

 

[Nerd Girl Supreme]

Of course, I do it all the time. Being on Facebook doesn't entitle anyone to have access to my private "biz" nor do I feel obligated to "friend" anyone on there. I use Facebook mainly to keep up with a few close friends and relatives, and that's it. I regularly reject friend requests from people I don't know or hardly know, and I've unfriended other acquaintances for repeatedly posting things containing curse words or other objectionable stuff that my eyes don't need to see. *shrug* Who cares?

 

[Blank123]

I've unfriended people before. Most common reason is because we never talk and I don't really know them anyway. But I've unfriended people because of personal issues with them too.

Its not necessary to tell them why, unless they ask. But if its your sons ex, then it'll probably be pretty clear to her why you did it and I'm sure she'll understand