Resist the urge to immediately spend the next few nights taking pictures with as many members of the opposite sex (or whoever floats your boat–no judgment) as possible. It’s over now.īefore the break up and after: Bella's sad attempt to make herself feel better Play it cool, the relationship happened, no need to erase it from history. Or delete every old picture of you and your ex. Or crop your ex out of all your pictures altogether. However, it is very important that you do NOT take Facebook revenge and Photoshop somebody else’s head onto your ex’s body in your profile picture. If your profile picture is currently you and your ex, be sure to change it to avoid any confusion. Take your friends into consideration and save them the effort of planning your single night out on the town. Nobody wants his or her Facebook feeds taken over by you and your significant other’s inability to make a decision. I know you’re excited to publicly announce to the world that you’re single and ready to mingle, but it’s important to give it a day just in case things change. Wait at least 24 hours to change your relationship status If heeded properly, it will prevent you from deserving the ‘creepy, desperate ex’ status so easily achieved. The following are the previously unspoken rules of Break-Up Etiquette on Facebook. In short, you have now become the arbiter of this space and no matter how tempting it is to use Facebook for its inherent ex-stalking abilities, you must resist. Remember the pre-Facebook time when a break up meant you literally would never see your ex anymore and therefore could take the space to move on? Well, Facebook has taken that era, ripped its proverbial heart out of its chest… and eaten it for dinner.
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