Unfriended

Thanks to social media it seems like every day is some type of holiday. Scroll down your newsfeed on any given day and you will see National Best Friend Day, National Dog Day or even National Pizza Day… are these even legitimate? Probably not but according to ABC News, today is National Unfriend Day.

Talk show host, Jimmy Kimmel, started this ‘holiday’ as a joke and it has turned into an annual occurrence. National Unfriend Day encourages Facebook users to look at their friends list online and choose people to unfriend. When you’re finished unfriending friends, you will be left with a friends list of those you actually care to stay connected to.

Relationships change. Do you really need your camp counselor from 6^th grade as a friend on Facebook? Or how about that annoying friend from high school? I have 1,487 friends on Facebook. I think I could use a little unfriending. How many people do I actually know or consider friends out of those 1,487 people? Social media has made it so easy for people to connect and build relationships.

Diane Gottsman, an etiquette expert advises you to “Use your best judgment. You have to weigh the annoyance. Is it going to be worse when you unfriend? Will it be more drama than its worth? If hiding their posts wont suffice and they’re still annoying you – it is OK to unfriend them.”

Make sure to celebrate National Unfriend Day every November 17 and keep Gottsman’s advice in mind and use your best judgment when it comes to unfriending friends. Happy unfriending y’all.