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To be paranoid/puzzled when unfriended on facebook

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ihateminecraft · 16/07/2024 07:50

Yes, I know I'm being unreasonable and Facebook is crap really but it still hurts sometimes.

I don't get unfriended often & I know I'm not annoying on fb. I don't post that often, average 2-3 times a month, don't share crap memes, political rants etc, just an occasional post of what I've been up to. Usually when it happens it's understandable. For example, ex-husband of friend who deleted most of "her" friends when they split or someone who was never more than an acquaintance & I haven't seen or interacted with for years. I've never unfriended anyone, if I find someone annoying or boring I unfollow them instead.

However, sometimes I feel puzzled & a little paranoid. A friend of DH's unfriended me. We don't see him often but there are still occasions when we'll be together as a crowd. Tbh I've never liked him much, he has zero sense of humour, can be a bit standoffish & takes offence easily. Chances are I've done something minor, such as not liked one of his rants or not wished him happy birthday, so not too worried about him really but a bit irked iyswim.

However, I just noticed a mum I knew at DC's primary has unfriended me. Our DC's are all post high school now. I bump into her locally from time to time and & we interact occasionally on fb (we have ASD kids in common). I wouldn't be offended if I saw she'd unfriended everyone from the primary days but she hasn't (we have at least a dozen mutual friends). My dad died a few weeks ago and she offered condolences which I thanked her for but she must have unfriended shortly after. I've only posted a couple of time since. I did go on a preplanned holiday between dad's death & funeral so perhaps she thought it was inappropriate? (her mother died a few years ago & she still posts about it sometimes so maybe I hit a raw nerve). Only thing I can think of, unless of course she unfriended me in error? No loss as not a close friend but still can't help wondering.....

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Werweisswohin · 19/07/2024 21:32

I only have relatives on FB, I removed everyone else. The relatives are folk I'm not really likely to see much, due to location, but it's good to be in touch. I also use groups, pages etc to keep up with interests, local news etc.
I have relatives, a few friends, and random folk I've met through mutual interest on IG.
Despite unfriending a fair few local folk I still speak to them when I see them, because the friendship is more than FB.

sentfrmmyiphone · 19/07/2024 21:36

i took a year off facebook.. deleted the whole thing, then became a Nana, and wanted to access the selling sites and hubby was fed up of random women messaging asking if i was still interested in random things... breast pump? cot? etc so he made me make a new account.

i have it simply for the groups. i might occasionally post something.

several years ago someone unfriended me on christmas day! christmas day... really? have you nothing better to do than go through your facebook contacts on christmas day and unfriend someone... i didn't care, it made me giggle

sagittariusThroughandthrough · 19/07/2024 22:49

I just want to say this may be a Facebook glitch, recently discovered a friend from work had blocked me, thought it was really odd obviously played on my mind trying to figure out what I may have done, I asked a mutual friend who thought it was odd, they then asked/made a joke about blocking me and they were equally confused and checked their blocked list and ended up mortified that I was block they also found another 3 friends and a family member blocked - they apologised to me I then checked my block list and found I was also blocking people 🤷🏻‍♀️ I did do a Google search of this ‘glitch’ it apparently exists amongst users but fb have made no official statement regarding it.

so before driving yourself mad ask the person yourself or get a mutual friend to drop a hint on your behalf

TreeShrugger · 19/07/2024 22:57

There could be any number of reasons. In the past I’ve deleted people who I hadn’t seen for literally decades and who I wouldn’t say hello to if I passed in the street; people who’ve posted racist/sexist etc. content; people who massively overshare and think everyone needs to read their dirty linen in public.

I deleted one person who I knew quite well because her daughter did a poo in the bath, so she posted a photo of it. I don’t need to see a kid’s shit in a bath. I actually bump into her occasionally and we have a chat. She’s never mentioned getting deleted, I assume she hasn’t noticed.

MyBreezyPombear · 19/07/2024 22:59

JLou08 · 19/07/2024 14:36

I thought someone unfriended me, I mentioned it to them in a jokey way and they said they hadn't and thought I unfriended them. They could possibly be lying but they really didn't have any reason to unfriend me.

This has happened before quite a few times with people I know. It happened with me and my Mum for no reason at all.

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