…cope

The world of social media presents us with so many new opportunities and experiences.

Some of them are great–easy and accessible communication with your loved ones from anywhere on the planet.

Some of them are weird–daily updates on what casual acquaintances of yours (you know that one guy/gal you met that one time at that one thing) are up to at all hours of the day.

Some of them are simply upsetting–discovering a “friend” has unfriended you. True it may be that one guy/gal (you know the rest), but it stings nonetheless.

In this brave new world of rejection it’s important to learn how to deal with such a social media slight.  Whether it’s an unfriend or unfollow, the pain is the same.

As with other emotional journeys, there are stages. You may question your interesting-ness, the fascinating-ness of your posts, whether or not you’ve committed some heinous social media faux pas.

Ultimately you may have to question whether you were ever really “friends” to begin with.  The only advice I can give you is stay strong, these wounds heal with time.

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“How to Deal With Someone Unfriending You”: MSNBC

…bi-daily smile…