Another interesting article on Facebook: unfriending and the consequences of doing so.
The Huffington Post: Unfriending On Facebook May Affect Real-Life Relationships
I address de-friending in my book, so this research makes it even more clear that it can have a negative impact. My love/hate relationship with Facebook continues...
What are your thoughts? Have you experienced any negative consequences after deleting a friend from your Facebook list?
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I read the article- very interesting. I don't EVER defriend anyone... never have, and never will. I do "hide" people from my newsfeed if they have ridiculous things they constantly post that I don't want to look at, ha ha. But I don't like defriending, I think it just makes people feel bad and is unnecessary. The only people I know of who have defriended me are girlfriends or boyfriends of my friends, who are no longer with the people. I assume this is more about them/the relationship that it is about me, since I could post photos etc that they don't want to see. It still hurts my feelings a bit but I always remind myself it's not about me. It must be the kindergarten teacher in me, but I don't like to take such drastic actions :)
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