Comments on: From The Message Boards: Should You Delete Your Ex Off Facebook?

By: Crystal

Crystal — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 02:29:49 +0000

Keeping things private or deleting humid the healthiest and most sane way to move on. Perhaps adding back in the future might be an option but in the freshest moments it’s best for YOU! You can’t have a good future if you keep hanging on to the past!

By: Anne

Anne — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 06:04:53 +0000

Gah! know the feeling!!! A guy I was beginning something with; suddenly became distant; and one day I asked him what was going on that he was very quiet..he said a friend of his died. At that moment I went all comprehensive and shit, only to find out he didn’t have time to talk to me but he was having this huge facebook argument with other people on vegetarianism. Yes…way to go through a grieving process… pfff

By: CaTtLeYa

CaTtLeYa — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 16:09:36 +0000

Me and my boyfriend have been broken up for a few weeks now and me and him are friends now but I see with his status messages are directed to me but he is so nice to me and he tells me he loves me and misses me but I find it hard to believe I can’t tell him I love him because I know he will use it against me but I reali do love him a lot so should I delete him or not??????

By: Jay

Jay — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 19:20:49 +0000

I think it’s best to delete, especially if the relationship ended on bad terms. There’s no need to keep his updates on your newsfeed because all that leads to is picture stalking and eventually going to other girl’s pages that you THINK he’s talking to. No need to drive yourself mad with envy or curiosity over it when it’s an ex.

By: Jake

Jake — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 12:08:26 +0000

There are actually a couple of things you can do other than unfriend/block someone on Facebook. If you go on to his page and up at the top it has a box with “Friends” with a check mark next to it, you can change what kind of friends you are. You can place him on a restricted list which means he will only see your public profile and a couple of other things. He will not show up in your home feed. The unfortunate part about it, is if he decides to comment on mutual friend’s photos. You will see the comments–and it will hurt if they are particularly flirty. Ex-boyfriends, even when they are old enough to know better, will resort to flirting with your friends online.

By: Lea

Lea — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 11:13:01 +0000

Oh, i’m in the same situation now. Yesterday I finally deleted him on FB, from my phone etc. He said he’s so so busy, but he really would like us to meet and he misses me. We were together or dated for about a year now. But recently we started to date less and less. Before yesterday it was a month without a date or meeting each other, only text msgs. It did hurt all of the time when he says he’s busy but I see him posting on FB and liking other girls pics. And then I finally got it – he really doesn’t care for me, I know he likes my body and that I’m attractive, but he did need me(also on a trip with his friends) as a toy that he’s proud of and likes to show off. I could write a book now for all the girls, that just spend their precious time and energy on someone who doesn’t and won’t care. So – FB? Just delete.

By: frag

frag — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 18:00:47 +0000

well, i just deleted my boyfriend off facebook!
In this case, he went AWOL and when i said to him that i needed him to be more present, he said ‘tough, but he will try’…he didn’t. I gave him three weeks before i made this decision.
I am thinking more about how i feel everytime i see him on my newsfeed. He’s posting and commenting all over facebook but no time to call or text me? That’s painful to watch. For now, it’s negative feelings and i feel like not seeing him there will help a great deal. So, i deleted him. Not sure yet how i feel about it but i’m sure about one thing: i need my peace of mind!

By: Annaliese

Annaliese — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 21:45:22 +0000

I had a new question in relation to this…
I split with my ex-bf 8months ago and he got a new girlfriend, the thing is-I know the girl. She’s not a close friend, more of an acquaintance, but when I first met her a couple years ago she was super nice and fun-a great catch!
After the breakup, my ex and I defriended each other, but I am still fb friends with his new girl. There’s no pictures of them or fb status’, but they do write on each others wall occasionally. Should I delete the new girl? I don’t hate the girl, but seeing these posts between them kind of hurt.

Advice?

By: Gwen

Gwen — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:45:33 +0000

I don’t know whether to delete this guy I went out with at summer camp but then again he lives in a different country but I think it’s for the best…. Maybe

By: cahoime

cahoime — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 01:45:10 +0000

definitely delete! I was becoming a stalker even with his newsfeed blocked…it’s just too tempting. I did let him know ahead of time that I was going to do it. Oh, and I deleted all of his friends as well because his pics are sure to pop up on their sites too…