Is it normal to take facebook seriously?

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When I find out that some of my friends on Facebook 'unfriended' me, I get rather emotionally affected and ponder about it a lot. These friends are usually friends who I used to be close to, but do not talk to as much now. I've not insulted them personally or got into fights with any of them.

Some of my friends say they do it to 'filter' their Facebook, but to me, it feels as if these people are sort of cutting off all connections with me. Is it normal to take Facebook so seriously? Does it actually mean that these 'friends' who deleted me don't treat me as a friend anymore?

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  • dappled
    11 years ago

    Problem with Facebook is that there's only really one way to forge a relationship with someone. Either you're friends or you're not. Real life isn't like that. Relationships aren't like that. Also, whatever they were, they don't always stay that way.

    It's a failing in the simplicity of Facebook's model as opposed to anything mean about your friends. In real life, you drift slowly. On Facebook, it's all on or off. You're a friend, then you're an ex-friend. Because it doesn't match real life, that's why it causes it to feel like a slap in the face.

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  • Jweezee
    11 years ago

    Haha. Filtering their Facebook. Translation: getting rid of people they don't like or think they shouldn't have friended in the first place.

    I was going to say that maybe they wanted to limit their friends to ones that they still speak to and are currently in their life. I hardly ever go on there but the last time I did I think I saw a "close friends" section. So, that would make it unnecessary but still possible. If you haven't wronged them in any way for them to delete you then I wouldn't worry about it. Since you don't keep in contact anyway look at it as their loss and forget about them. Focus on the relationships you have with people that you actualy speak with.

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  • bananaface
    11 years ago

    I don't see why you wouldn't. To me it does suggest that they're cutting off their connection to you (unless you see them elsewhere), so it makes sense that it might bother you.

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  • WasThatAMoth
    11 years ago

    Ha...Do you post crap on your Facebook? That's one reason why I un friend ppl. Their comments and posts are so full of crap. No one cares if you are going to work out.

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  • JamieSabo
    11 years ago

    Delete your account and you'll feel much better

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  • kristys_mail
    7 years ago

    I know this is an old question but I get a little sad when someone deletes me. It's never been someone I used to be close too but people I wish I could be closer too and talked to a couple of times. Once I was going to message someone and then come to find out they deleted me. I've deleted people though but for some reason I still get upset. No one takes the effort to get to know people, they just delete people I guess. In two cases after they delete me, they all of a sudden deactivate their profile.

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  • Ejay
    11 years ago

    Sounds like sombody's jelous of the atractive people who work out

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  • hoh3
    11 years ago

    If they "USED" to be close then there is no problem. If they are currently ur close friends then ask them why or tell them to stop. If they say no don't talk to them again

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