To block someone who unfriends you on social media

Sorry but I think you may be a bit behind the times.

I've seen one in action. I think it was called something like who deleted me. My hairdresser uses one for Insta too so she can unfollow back.

I don't see how it's dramatic.

I occasionally go through my friends list and unfriend people I haven't spoken to in years and am unlikely to ever speak to again. Like people I knew through a hobby I did for 6 months or people I worked with 10+ years ago and haven't interacted with since I left.

It's not dramatic, it's just decluttering. Other people do it to me. That's normal.

But then, I don't take it that seriously.

I unfriend people regularly. Often these are people I have worked with in the past and who don’t interact with my posts. I also get rid of people who would ignore me in real life. The only reason I still have Facebook is to keep up to date with real friends and family as I have moved away from them and I usually know that they are going to the event/having a birthday before I see it on Facebook. I really don’t care if someone I worked with 10 years ago blocks me, if I was interested in their lives, I would still have contact with them.

Facebook Purity most definitely can. It also tells you when a friend name changes which is very useful too.

The fact it blocks all the adverts and you can choose to block many of the annoying elements of FB too is the cherry on the top.

I don't go looking for it but if I do spot someone has unfriended me I will block them.

Although my profile is totally tied down with the security I don't want them trying to nose or see my profile picture etc.

all I can think is “what a sad little life, Jane.”

Who cares this much. Or has this much time on their hands.

You know people can see what you first wrote don't you?

Seriously, get a life. I temporarily unfriended some people after my mum died because it was a bit painful seeing their happy, chirpy posts. Even little memes and observations were upsetting. But obviously that was my problem and not theirs. People unfriend for lots of reasons. I reckon I could take a wild guess at why some of your friends did it to you though ...

Leaving aside how petty this is, what’s the point? What ‘control’ have you gained back? They unfriended you because they had no interest, for whatever reason, in seeing your posts, so even if you had a public profile, where they could see your posts if they so wished, they’re not going to bother are they?! 😂

I can't say I've literally ever noticed if someone unfollowed or unfriended me tbh, I think you might be spending too much time thinking about it. Can't be healthy surely to be trawling through old posts trying to decide who's 'wronged' you so you can block them in some kind of power game only you're playing.

Why would you need to block them though? If they've unfriended you and there is no obvious reason for that, like a falling out, then it's probably because they are just not interested in you, or your status updates.

And as a sensible grown- up and not an attention seeking daft teenager desperate to look like you have 3000 friends, I am going to assume you keep your facebook account set to private? In which case, once someone is no longer your friend they can't see anything except your profile photo and any comments relating to it anyway.

I'm going against the grain here slightly. I definitely don't go through all my posts to see who liked them, so I can go and block anybody who's unfriended me, and I think that's a bit over the top.

But I've only got about 95 friends at any one time, and I know the exact number as I go on Facebook most days. (As well as a few ex/current neighbours, ex/current work colleagues, and old and new friends/acquaintances, I've got got family and friends who live far away and I keep up with contact with them on there.) So if I see it's dropped from 95 to 94 it doesn't take long for me to figure out who's unfriended me, as I pretty much know who is on there. And yes I will block them.

The reason being is because they've made it very clear they don't want to be friends with me - so why would they want to see my Facebook again? And also I've had people unfriend me before on Facebook, and unfollow me on Twitter (so I end up not following them them by default.) And then a month later they decide to follow me again on Twitter, or try and 'friend' me again on Facebook, and I think WTF?

I really can't be bothered with nonsense like blocking/unfriending me, and then trying to friend me again a month later when they're in a better mood or when they can be bothered with me again.

So I will block them yes - for different reasons - because I've been unfriended and blocked in the past and then people have tried to follow me, and 'friend' me again. If they blocked/they unfriend me that's it they're gone. Yes I'm fully aware I sound like a petty eejit. But you know what? I really don't care.

~@PJames84 YANBU. You do what's best for you.

The great people of Mumsnet will not say the same though. Blocking people -for no other reason than they have unfriended you, (according to most Mumsnetters) is pathetic and petty. In real life, many people do it. This person has decided you're nobody in their life now. All you're doing is returning the favour. Ignore the 'oh I am not so petty and pathetic, and I can't imagine having such a sad empty life' type comments, and people claiming 'even my 12 year old thinks this is embarrassingly immature!' type comments OP. We've all got a bit of a childish and petty 'fuck you!' streak in us. Yes ALL of us! 😄

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I think this is an incredibly sad use of your time.

My 12 year old, whom I’ve just asked, think this is embarrassingly immature.

I’m presuming the OP is about 13 years old.
If not the case then I feel sorry for them and the low level at which they operate as an adult.
My guess is all is not great on the whole, so wishing best of luck things change for the better soon

Yabu, life is too short for this. If they've unfriended you, why would they even notice or care that you've blocked them anyway

There are apps that can tell you who has unfriended you OP.

No, pretty sure there isn't. Lots of apps or chain type thinga claim they can, but they can't.

I unfriended a lot of people when I went into a more senior position at work. I only kept the work people I was friends with outside of work and had been for years. It's not that I don't like them, but I wanted to put boundaries in place. For me personally, to some extent, I need to keep friends and work separate.

I do it. I've just retired and barely tolerated the arseholes I worked with so they've all gone apart from two. Also gone from my phone contacts.
I could never tell them in real life what I think of them so this kinda works.
The pp that says they're not real friends mine are I only have people I actually know.

There are apps that can tell you who has unfriended you OP. Much quicker according to my teens lol.

Depending who they are I may consider blocking. If its someone close who you thought was a good friend then I can see that would be hurtful.

It’s stuff like this that provides overwhelming evidence that I made the right decision not to use Facebook………..