Do you pair down your FB friends list periodically?
By snowy
@snowy22315 (190397)
United States
November 13, 2023 10:02am CST
I have never done it. I guess I should, but I like reading what people are up to even if I don't have a connection with them. Sometimes on surveys and so forth too, you need to have a certain amount of people on your "friend's" list I know for a fact that probably more than a few people on my "friends' list don't like me,,and by default I am not crazy about them either.
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@Marilynda1225 (84795)
• United States
13 Nov 23
Once in a blue moon I go through my list on FB and delete people. Mostly they are people I never see or hear from anymore and old co-workers that I rarely interacted with when we worked together.
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.@snowy22315 (190397)
• United States
13 Nov 23
@Marilynda1225 I know...one of them used to email me all the time, and I miss her alot. Nice lady, I had no idea she was that ill...she was strictly an online friend. Her family said she had suffered for years though.
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@Marilynda1225 (84795)
• United States
13 Nov 23
@snowy22315 some of mine too and it's sad
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@AmbiePam (98713)
• United States
13 Nov 23
You are so funny. I don’t usually delete anyone because I am a little concerned I’m going to delete someone who once did something very nice, and I just don’t remember at that moment what they did. I don’t know why they would care if they were in my list, but in case they do care, I’ll leave it alone. I’m hardly on Facebook anyway.
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@snowy22315 (190397)
• United States
13 Nov 23
That's the thing 2 of the people who don't like me on there I went out of my way to do something nice for. They are locals..but they aren't nice to me when I see them in person..and just aren't very friendly online if I ask them a question.
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@AmbiePam (98713)
• United States
13 Nov 23
@snowy22315 That is very disappointing.
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@snowy22315 (190397)
• United States
13 Nov 23
@AmbiePam Yeah, not saying they might not have a reason, but nobody is perfect,and like I said, I have been nice to them.
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@much2say (57608)
• Los Angeles, California
13 Nov 23
I've never done it either, but I've noticed some of my friends have. And I guess I was included in the "chop". Oh well. All my FB friends are folks I know or have known personally - but many I have not communicated with in eons. Still, I don't feel the need to really delete any of them.
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@snowy22315 (190397)
• United States
14 Nov 23
@much2say It's a little disturbing...but life isn't always pleasant.
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@snowy22315 (190397)
• United States
13 Nov 23
I have been deleted from some too.
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@much2say (57608)
• Los Angeles, California
14 Nov 23
@snowy22315 I used to feel a teeny bit crushed about it - but well, now it's like whatevers.
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@snowy22315 (190397)
• United States
13 Nov 23
Sometimes I feel like getting off it too.. I am afraid I will miss something though.
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@snowy22315 (190397)
• United States
14 Nov 23
@just4him I have gotten a lot of information about things I otherwise wouldn't have known about. It's worth it to me for that.
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@just4him (318815)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
14 Nov 23
@snowy22315 It was the best thing I did. I don't miss it.
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@snowy22315 (190397)
• United States
13 Nov 23
I have a couple of obnoxious cousins on FB. One of them..I didn't delete her but I unfollowed her and I think she is no longer on FB. The other one isn't quite as bad, and doesn't post too often, so I left his account intact.
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@jnrdutton (3331)
• United States
13 Nov 23
I rarely ever unfriend, but I started out my new account a few years back with something like 82 friends and am now down to 69 at last count. I get it if they disagree with what I post or whatever, but I generally try to maintain friendships even in disagreement.
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@snowy22315 (190397)
• United States
14 Nov 23
I have close to 100, but I was thinking today .maybe I should cut it down to 50..but I probably won't.
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@jnrdutton (3331)
• United States
14 Nov 23
@snowy22315 the ones who consistently interact with you, I'd suggest keep them. If you haven't even gotten a like,comment,or DM message from someone in years, I'd suggest clip them from your connections (only if you want, of course.)
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@RebeccasFarm (95248)
• Arvada, Colorado
13 Nov 23
I do not have a friends list.
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@snowy22315 (190397)
• United States
14 Nov 23
My sister probably only has like 5 on hers. She never goes on FB. I am surprised they don't inactivate her account.
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@snowy22315 (190397)
• United States
14 Nov 23
I only check it when I have nothing better to do. Sometimes it makes me laugh. Cute videos on there.
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@LadyDuck (475228)
• Italy
14 Nov 23
@snowy22315 - I check time by time to see if I have messages.
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@1creekgirl (43642)
• United States
13 Nov 23
Thanks for the laugh! I never think about cutting down on my friends list.
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@snowy22315 (190397)
• United States
14 Nov 23
Some people have been on my list for years..and they just kind of appeared there .lol.
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@aninditasen (17075)
• Raurkela, India
14 Nov 23
I don't do any downsizing of my Facebook friends. If I don't like somebody's attitude I just stop responding to their post.
@LindaOHio (189928)
• United States
14 Nov 23
I have a lot of friends that aren't active; and I don't remember who they are anymore; but I've never pared down my list. I probably should. Have a great day.
@KarenAnne (257)
• United Kingdom
13 Nov 23
Not so much these days, I rarely add people to start with!
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