[lovethesun]

I'm caught up in the trap that can be social media. Over the course of the past 10 months, I've observed someone on my "friends" list go off and on FB multiple times a day and she never interacts with me. No "Likes" or "Comments" or anything. Recently I decided that since I joined the social media world of FB in order to interact with those called "friends" and this person was able to see my stuff, but never liking, commenting or interacting with me, it could only mean one thing.......that this "friend" was just spying on me. Was paranoia taking over? Maybe. So I made the move to put this person (I'll call Nancy) on the "Restricted" list. So she is still my so-called friend, but only sees a few token pictures on my FB page and nothing else. Being the sneak that Nancy is, she immediately discovered what I had done and has put me on her "restricted" page. This will probably make our human interactions awkward to say the least. If FB were never involved, neither of us would be any wiser to our true feelings about each other.....meaning we really do not like each other but pretend to publicly since we live in the same neighborhood. My husband says I should take her off my restricted list and pretend like nothing has changed. I think it is now too late for that and I'll just be the one to look silly for blocking and unblocking her. Yes, this is the trap that is FB and social media. Should I just keep things the way they are now.....or take her off the restricted list so she can see my stuff once again?

[Bill3]

You don't like her and you believe that she uses facebook to spy on you. Why don't you unfriend her? Perhaps you could use facebook for your actual friends, and not as a way to keep up appearances in the neighborhood.

[~Christina]

Again .. Facebook will be the downfall of mankind

Its just Facebook.... Why such games? this sounds like 5th grade nonsense.

I'm sorry, I just don't understand why people get so upset if someone likes there junk or not.

[divine1966]

That's why I am not on Facebook.

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[HALLIEBETH87]

Social media isn't real life. Its just facebook.

I hate facebook.

Deleted mine. Best decision ever.

It's just not real life yet everything is taken literally.

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Unfortunately, for many of us, Facebook is most of our social life

Personally, about 90% of my friends are online and I chat with them either via social media or online gaming and I know a lot of people who are in a similar situation so telling the OP to delete Facebook or to not make it a big deal is easier said than done because many people find it difficult to simply go out and socialize and make friends the old school way.

Do what I'm doing and take a hiatus from Facebook until your mental state improves. Get those you want to deal with on Facebook to add you to Skype or email and take a break from everybody else

I don't have FB myself as it its just not my thing. It seems like a lot of people get stressed over things on FB. If it's causing you to have more of a negative experience than a positive one...perhaps FB isn't for you?

[lovethesun]

Since I know "Nancy" is very confrontational and I have to see her since we are in the same neighborhood, I'm expecting her to ask me the next time she sees me why I have her blocked on FB. Should I .....A.) Tell her I was not getting any interaction from her so I blocked her...or B.) Give her a blowoff answer like "I'm moving away from FB and prefer to communicate using other means.". What do you all think I should tell her? Thanks for your help. I lose sleep over this.

[Bill3]

You are not obligated to answer questions that you don't want to answer.

"I decided to take a different approach."

[She asks why or what it is.]

"I just decided to take a different approach."

Repeat as often as needed without giving any ground.