An image of a sad puppy, illustrating how I feel after today's Facebook "restructuring." Click for source.
In an attempt to revamp my post-graduate social life and remove some of the clutter (no offense) to my Facebook home page and try to get more organized in life in general, I’ve decided to remove some Facebook friends.
Friends who got booted were people I either A) Had no recollection of. Ever. B) People I haven’t talked to in 10+ years. C) People who too often sent a belligerent amount of applications, surveys, quizzes, notes, pokes, gifts, and any other Facebook artillery my way for no reason. And D), [Similar to C)]: People with a track record of using our Facebook friendship solely to blast my inbox with event invitations, especially ones in other states.
I’m sorry peeps. Ending so many friendships at once was a saddening process and I felt like a horrible person when I finished. At a time when I’m looking to expand my network of friends, clicking that “Remove from Friends” button over and over again totally felt like the wrong decision. I never imagined ending friendships on Facebook would be so intense and I hope our parting of ways isn’t as painful for you. (Although I keep telling myself this is a good thing, since our departure will allow you more time to focus on the hundreds of other friends you still have!)
Not that I’m the sneaky type, but here are some sly ways to organize Facebook friends from Jeff Elder’s @Charlotte blog.
