When I initially joined Facebook quite a few years back, I was definitely threatened by the quantity of "friends" some had managed to "acquire."
I even, to my chagrin, sent friend requests to those I was of glancing acquaintance in a weak attempt to raise my numbers. I was selective enough to refuse friend requests from complete strangers, but it was not necessary to friend some of those that I had.
One day, after lamely surfing about on FB, I decided to look up a recently engaged gal whom I know of. She had a grand total of 27 friends.
Now I was insecure for the opposite reason. How could I, self-proclaimed Un-Carer of Societal Norms, have sunk to such depths?
I attacked my friend list with the determination to shrink its numbers. Let's see, who's getting the ax?
No, can't de-friend her, she'll be offended . . .
Not him, he posts kinda entertaining stuff . . .
She may come in useful one day . . .
Instead of the weed-whacker approach, I ended up eyebrow-plucking instead.
It's still progress.
It's still progress.
My friend's sister has a total of 6 friends on fb, two of which are siblings and three of which are her siblings friends. (Most of her friends are 'too frim' for fb, I think.)
ReplyDeleteLook, I've got a measly 22 friends on FB and I've clawed and scratched my way to those 22. I did get one member of my family. (Thanks alot guys!)
ReplyDeleteWent through the same motions...now my numbers are stagnant, but if I go down one, I'll know you've given me the axe ;)
ReplyDeleteFG: I have noticed that Google+ is the more preferred hangout for some Jewish gals. Maybe she can find them there . . .
ReplyDeleteTovah: Most of mine are cousins and second cousins that I barely know. One perk for having a large extended family, even if we all suspiciously have the same last name.
SI: You're safe! :D