Random Acts of Defriendship.

Today I went through all of my Facebook friends and deleted a bunch.

I’m one of those people who contemplates deleting their Facebook account, but not because I am too hipster for Facebook—simply because it is a large part of my life and I don’t want it to be.  I don’t have very good social media self control.

Then I thought,What if I removed everyone from my Facebook except for like, 10 people?  The people I care most about.

Well, as everyone knows, Facebook isn’t that easy, just like real-life relationships aren’t that easy.  There are your close friends, your family, your extended family, your friends you hang out with at parties, your English Major friends, your church friends who would cry if you defriended them, etc etc.

So then I decided to get rid of everyone who I stalked.  Everyone who, I would never have anything to say to irl; the people I compare my life to; the people who aren’t good for my mind.  Half the time it isn’t their fault—it’s my judgmental, stupid conscience.  I’d like to think that I’m not the only person who does this, though.  Who keeps people hanging around just to compare yourself to them.

I removed the stalkies, the stalkers, the people who I didn’t know or had forgotten, the people who I was only friends with for stupid reasons.

My friend count went from 290 to 175 very easily.

And it is refreshing!

I probably will not ever delete my Facebook account.  I like the pictures too much.  I like banters with Carrie too much.  I like being invited to events.

But I need to start constructing a Facebook for myself that surrounds me with positivity.  Do you?