So I’ve hit the next step of my breakup.. the dreaded Facebook split. But this time around, I’ve been pleasantly surprised by Facebooks awesome new options!!!!!
You can now take a break from someone on Facebook when you change your relationship status to single or divorced!! You can also
take a break from anyone you want to see less of… love this option!
The options that popped up were:
- See less of someone: Limit where you see someone on Facebook. If you choose to see them less, their posts and posts they’re tagged in won’t appear in your News Feed and you won’t be prompted to message them or tag them in photos. To see their posts again, you can follow them.
- Limit someone’s ability to see your posts and posts you’re tagged in: Hide your posts from the person you want to take a break from. They’ll be added to your Restricted List and will only see posts you tag them in or share publicly.
- Edit who can see past posts: Limit who can see posts (example: photos, status updates, videos, etc.) you’re tagged in, or that you’ve tagged a person in by changing your privacy settings. The posts can only be seen by the people that are tagged in them. These posts won’t appear on your timeline anymore, but will still appear on other peoples timelines and search results unless the person who originally posted them removes them. You’ll also be removed as a contributor from any shared albums you have with the person you want to take a break from.
For me, (And I’m sure many others,) making the step of changing your Facebook status can cause a lot of hurt and awkwardness… this made it a little easier, as your ex isn’t notified that you’re relationship status changed or that you have unfollowed them. It kind of also feels like Facebook is on your side which is nice. It essentially means you don’t have to be worried about seeing their posts or photos they are tagged in etc until you choose to be ready for that again. I’m pretty sure I read somewhere that it can also temporarily hide the photos that you and your ex were previously tagged in. Nice to be able to see the memories when you choose to and not be somewhat forced to see painful things from the past in your feed….
https://www.forbes.com/sites/amitchowdhry/2015/11/25/facebook-take-a-break-feature/#4515095ae50e