To think deleting someone off Facebook is a bit negative and unnecessary?

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So I have 2 friends let's call them C and P, I see both of them. They know each other through me although they aren't friends as such as in they don't meet up.

They have been friends on Facebook for years and I know c has posted nice comments about p's post of the kids and so on.

Anyway P deletes C off Facebook, and c messaged P saying she was a bit upset about it. P doesn't respond but messages me to tell me what happened. At first I tried to keep out of it as c hadn't even mentioned it to me but p kept on justifying it and trying to get me to say she was being unreasonable one to be upset. In the end I told p I thought it was a bit negative and unnecessary, if didn't want C to see posts could always set privacy accordingly (which P has previously shown me how to do as I have 2 friend lists on FB). P made it clear he didn't agree I said it's their decision but that's my opinion fwiw.

So was interested to hear what other people think? I'm seeing C tomorrow f2f so hope she doesn't bring it up....

I couldn't care less if someone delete me from FB. I can't believe anyone over the age of 14 does, tbh.

I don't know the rights or wrongs of it, but absolutely refuse to be involved. At my age I have finally learnt that if people want to say something to each other, they can, but I will not be the messenger girl.

I usually delete people off my FB when there are no interactions ever for a long while, and/or if I consider they have done something that I deem unworthy of a friend, e.g this person who was living 2 streets away from me and never ever came for a visit, even when I was put on total bedrest for 2 months. Meanwhile she was busy posting highlights of her sparkly social life. Deservedly unfriended!

I don't think there's anything wrong with deleting someone if you haven't seen them or spoken to them in ages. If people aren't bothered to ask you how you are every now and then, why should you give them an open pass to see what's going on in your life through FB? I've deleted people who have barely spoken to me or ignored me, I doubt they've cared at all in the same way I wouldn't care if the situation was reversed.

I don't believe that FB should be any different to real life in terms of friends. If I wouldn't tell someone how I'm feeling then I wouldn't post it on facebook so they could read it. I only keep people on there who are real life friends or who live too far away to keep in touch very often but who I do have a good relationship with.

Saying that, I was blocked by someone I deleted once, which was a pointless exercise. A really childish retaliation when she blatantly ignored me everytime she saw me and told other people that she didn't like me! Of course I deleted her, by the way she felt I don't know why she didn't delete me first. I always though she was ok really.

Inspired by this thread ive just had a mini FB cull. Dont pay much attention to my friends list usually and I was surprised by some of the people on there including a friends ex from about 7 years ago! Hope ive not made him cry into his Saturday morning cornflakes but he had to go

I am careful who I delete now. I deleted my dad's partner as I was sick of reading her posts. She messaged me constantly so I blocked her. Both her and my DF have since refused to talk to me in almost a year and they didn't visit me while I was ill in hospital for a week. They also are refusing to meet their six month old granddaughter that I had. Ultimately it's their problem if they can't separate facebook from real life.

I don't know... I deleted a load a while ago. I had 400 friends and that is pretty much everyone I'd ever met! Cut it to 300 being people I am in touch with or was very close to once... People who have 600+ Facebook friends weird me out. You can't possibly know them all so why care about their updates? So I think YABU