easier to unfriend someone on facebook than...

[phasegirl]

....to hide posts and feeds from them? If someone is upset with you and they've told you so, why would they want to keep you as a friend on Facebook, but hide every single post from you?? I know I should unfriend that person, but the question is, why do they even bother??

[C_Unknown2005]

Unfriend them, Facebook is poison for you. The less you know the better.....

[TakingtheBlame]

Sometimes people are angry about things you've done but they know you haven't necessarily done anything wrong (i.e. their anger isn't justified but it doesn't make them any less upset,) so they feel it might burn a bridge to completely defriend you, but they also don't want to feel horrible when they see your status or pictures on Facebook. So they hide your Facebook updates for the time being. That way, once the anger has subsided, they can just un-hide your stuff on Facebook and go about business as usual. That's why I've done it, anyway. Also, I've done that when I'm angry at someone and don't want to be reminded of them, but don't want them to get a big head that whatever they've done to me affected me so badly that I resorted to un-friending them.

[ToBeOrNotToBe]

They are just angry with you but not angry enough to completely cut you off. Just wait for things to cool down. If they don't, or if things like this happen again. Maybe your relationship/friendship with this person isn't worth your time or energy.

[phasegirl]

Sometimes people are angry about things you've done but they know you haven't necessarily done anything wrong (i.e. their anger isn't justified but it doesn't make them any less upset,) so they feel it might burn a bridge to completely defriend you, but they also don't want to feel horrible when they see your status or pictures on Facebook. So they hide your Facebook updates for the time being. That way, once the anger has subsided, they can just un-hide your stuff on Facebook and go about business as usual. That's why I've done it, anyway. Also, I've done that when I'm angry at someone and don't want to be reminded of them, but don't want them to get a big head that whatever they've done to me affected me so badly that I resorted to un-friending them.

 

It's the opposite - they are hiding *their* feeds from me. I know because we have mutual friends and their Facebooks show this persons feeds, which are hidden from me.

[doiiiieeezie]

I hide my feeds... why would it impact you? It's their choice whether they wanted to or not. I still want to be their friend... I just can't stand a zillion updates filling up my page. Don't take it personally.

[phasegirl]

I hide my feeds... why would it impact you? It's their choice whether they wanted to or not. I still want to be their friend... I just can't stand a zillion updates filling up my page. Don't take it personally.

 

No, the person is angry with me, they already told me.

[doiiiieeezie]

If they are angry and don't want to talk to you.... then leave them be. You can't control the actions and feelings of others.

[phasegirl]

If they are angry and don't want to talk to you.... then leave them be. You can't control the actions and feelings of

 

You've stated the obvious. Its already obvious I'm leaving them alone. That's not what I was asking.