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AIBU?

AIBU to hide this friends' posts on Facebook

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Cornishclio · 29/04/2016 18:42

A friend of mine is constantly posting photos of her and her DH having meals out, sometimes alone, sometimes with friends or going walking at National Trust places. It is every day almost as they are retired. I find it quite tedious so have hidden her posts and am seeing her this evening and I know the first thing she will ask is have I seen her Facebook photos. Do other people do that? It just seems like constant bragging and not at all interesting after the first 100 photos of them with a glass of wine in their hand. AIBU?

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cavedescreux · 30/04/2016 09:55

It doesn't sound that you like her. Perhaps you should quietly withdraw from the friendship if seeing her photos enrages you. I hide when people overdo the politics or share too many memes. But then I tend to like (or at least recall fondly) those I'm friends with!

mrgrouper · 30/04/2016 09:50

I do not think you are unreasonable at all.
It is YOUR Facebook page. You want to see things you find interesting or amusing.
If there is an oversharer clogging up your news feed then unfollow.
I also hate people who do stuff like that. Incessant bragging is very unattractive.

lljkk · 30/04/2016 09:30

I have unfollowed a few for "boring" reasons.

The mysteries of what appears on my FB news wall is so bizarre that I don't expect to see much of anything from any individual.

Pagwatch · 30/04/2016 08:53

It's not difficult.
You've unfollowed her so you don't see her stuff. All you need to do is look at her timeline before you meet if you don't want her to know.

Other than that I agree with EatShitDerek.

987flowers · 30/04/2016 08:38

I post the boring crap referred to on here. I do not do it for likes (that comment says more about the person who wrote it!) But to keep a record of what I've done and to share with family who live away. I really enjoy getting an update of what I did last year and in previous years. I am more than happy to be unfollowed by anyone I bore or defriended!

Just unfollow her OP and the problem is solved!

fanjoforthemammaries7850 · 30/04/2016 08:34

Actually MN is proof of that

fanjoforthemammaries7850 · 30/04/2016 08:33

This thread is proof that whatever one does it will piss someone off somewhere.

leelu66 · 30/04/2016 08:23

other than the nasty left wing British poster

yeah because right wingers are known for their caring natures

Lighteningirll · 30/04/2016 07:16

The minutiae of other people's lives is incredibly dull you clearly have the wrong people on your friends lists. It's the minutiae I find fascinating I have friends all over the world (I'm a gamer) of all ages/sexual orientation/political leanings and other than the nasty left wing British poster/anything racist or homophobic it's all interesting.

gandalf456 · 29/04/2016 23:40

I just say I am not on it much

CandyCrusher · 29/04/2016 23:36

I post pictures of inane shit in my life because my family like to see it, and I like to see the boring shit they get up to.

Me too. I'm actually one of those who LIKE seeing what people have had for their dinner, or where they're visiting as I like to see what others are doing.
All the banal shit people get worked up over I actually love as I'm interested in people!

AriaTloak · 29/04/2016 23:32

FB is inherently narcissistic, nobody posts anything on there except in the hope of getting likes for it.*
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That's a load of bullshit if I've ever seen it. I post pictures of inane shit in my life because my family like to see it, and I like to see the boring shit they get up to.

So fuck you, and fuck your "likes" !

CandyCrusher · 29/04/2016 23:27

Haha, what EatShitDerek said!
I just don't get all this MN angst about Facebook. If you don't like it, unfollow or defriend!
I'm probably one of those annoying people who is hidden by most of my friends as I tend to post pictures of family days out, meals out with DH, or random pics of my lunch.
That's what FB's FOR, though - to share your life with friends. If you're not happy seeing friends, colleagues or whatever be content, do them a favour if you're not interested in them and hide or delete!

GraysAnalogy · 29/04/2016 23:17

I fucking love EatShitDerek and agree 100%.

Cornishclio · 29/04/2016 23:02

Interesting replies thanks. Seems a mix but I have unfollowed her anyway and she did ask tonight but I said I had not seen the pics. I like fb to keep in touch with relatives/friends who live miles away and sometimes it is nice to see the photos of people's days out to give ideas. Each to their own I guess.

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Utini · 29/04/2016 20:45

I'm on the verge of unfollowing a good friend who checks in everywhere. Car park, office, supermarket, home, every single day. Who would possibly be interested? Crazy!

Lighteningirll · 29/04/2016 20:35

Don't think that people post just for likes my mil lives abroad and her family is spread out over the Uk as a family we all post a lot it keeps us connected and she loves it. I love timehop so I often post days put etc so I get a nice memory jog.

Buckinbronco · 29/04/2016 20:31

Yes just say you haven't looked at FB much recently. It's not like being tested on homework, you don't have to do it

unimagmative13 · 29/04/2016 20:29

I unfollow people all the time.

Recently a friend who posts continuous pics of her toddler in a bin, in the dog bed, crying, throwing a tantrum.

The other a new mum and her newborn and constant moans about being a mum/no sleep/ proud mummy/ struggles of breastfeeding/formula hating/strong viewed bullshit.

I'd quite like to see pics of a retired couple drinking wine.

Gide · 29/04/2016 20:28

YANBU. FB is different things to different people, I like the headlines, not the narcissistic duck pouts and constant updates/gazillion photos. I too have hidden some people due to their persistent posting of rubbish, but fair play, they post what they like, I just don't have to read it all.

Just tell her you're not on FB much, you don't have time etc.

MrsHathaway · 29/04/2016 20:20

"Facebook's algorithm is really weird. I don't see everyone's updates."

This is true even of people you haven't hidden. There's an ongoing debate about how to overcome it (half solved).

MistressMerryWeather · 29/04/2016 20:04

What do you post on FB Cornish?

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TheNaze73 · 29/04/2016 20:00

YABU. Totally, what other people do, is their business. It's only bloody Facebook!

RiverTam · 29/04/2016 19:19

FB is inherently narcissistic, nobody posts anything on there except in the hope of getting likes for it. Just hide their posts, you don't have to unfollow them. The minutiae of other people's lives is incredibly dull.

RuthyToothy · 29/04/2016 19:17

YANBU to hide the pictures if they are irritating to you.

YABU to start a thread about it - either do it or don't do it, but don't ask for validation on it. It's a non-issue.

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