Escape from FB

I recently escaped from Facebook and it was pretty much really great. Anyone else here not have or have cancelled your fb? Some of my favorite things about not having a facebook anymore: not getting chewed out for missing someones event I didn't realize i was invited to, awkward people from my past, like people who were mean to me in highschool friending me. Talking to my husband about real things and ideas, not about what happened on facebook. A few of my favorite things.

I deleted my facebook a year ago, best decision I've ever made. All the time I would spend on facebook, I spend doing productive things now, it's awesome

It does drive me insane for all the reasons listed previously, but i just block the feeds or delete. i try to look at the positives of everything..

I caught up with alot of old friends from school etc.. deleted alot after too (people are not in your life now for a reason and some need to stay in the past)

found lots of family all over the world i havent met before or seen since i was a baby

use the worldwide connections to help raise money for kids with disabilities

It definately has its good points

I have my facebook to share those annoying baby pictures everyone is always complaining about.

I could start doing that here I suppose :laugh:

I recently escaped from Facebook and it was pretty much really great. Anyone else here not have or have cancelled your fb? Some of my favorite things about not having a facebook anymore: not getting chewed out for missing someones event I didn't realize i was invited to, awkward people from my past, like people who were mean to me in highschool friending me. Talking to my husband about real things and ideas, not about what happened on facebook. A few of my favorite things.

I deleted my facebook a year ago, best decision I've ever made. All the time I would spend on facebook, I spend doing productive things now, it's awesome

Same here!

I hate the thought of deleting mine completely as there are people on there I love to find out how their travels and families are but don't need to be close enough to have phone conversations with.

Having said that I've had to have a few 'breaks' because I find myself getting really wound up at things people post and then remember it's my own fault that I've seen it. Which annoys me even more.

I've actually found it much easier to be open and sociable on here than I thought I would, such a non-judgemental space.

The only reason I still have my FB account is so family that live out of state have access to pictures and updated about me and my daughter. I could really do without the crazy stalker step-mother from my ex-husbands side of the family (she’s been blocked under three different names). Another thing I don’t like about FB is the constant game requests. Sorry Grandma, I don’t want to help you out on your farm by planting corn or milking your cows.

Haha! worst Grandaughter ever :P

Exactly.

I love irony.

The self-righteousness of this, yet posting it on a site that is, um, free and just Facebook with a fitness theme.

I am thinking about deleting it because I find myself watching other people's lives and moping about how much better they have it than me. Such an unhealthy feeling I know. I see them out enjoying their slim figures, rich husbands, exciting holidays, high achieving kids...... <snip>

Please remember that almost everyone has trials in their lives and those don't get posted on FB unless you're a real drama queen. So, what you're seeing is the glossy exterior, not the impending divorces, rebellious adolescents, chronic illnesses, etc. When I flew to a business meeting on a private plane, I posted the pic of me at the steps of the plane. I don't post about my husband having a bad night when itching and sweating attacks from his polycythemia keep him up. I deleted one guy because all he posted was food porn (recipes for million-dollar spaghetti casserole and blueberry cheesecake muffins). I have a SIL who has no life except to click "Like" on everything and post pictures of roses with "Please repost if you have a sister you love with all your heart" and similar stuff.

Personally, it's been great for me because I keep up with friends and family members with whom I might have lost touch. A cousin I haven't seen since 1999 came through our area last night with her 3 kids on a road trip and they spent the night here; we probably would have lost touch were it not for FB. I'm going to her sister's wedding in October. FB again. When you've been able to get glimpses of lives of family and friends, you're more comfortable calling them and getting together when you're in their area.

Oh, and that guy with the gorgeous red hair that I had a crush on in HS? His hair is long and stringy and he's got a beer gut. ;-)

I need Facebook because I live abroad and it's the only way to keep in touch with a lot of family members and friends, it's also good for finding events where I live as I move from country to country every 6-12 months.

However, sometimes I do wish there was another way as the serial updaters and game requests do drive me a bit mad sometimes.

However, sometimes I do wish there was another way as the serial updaters and game requests do drive me a bit mad sometimes.

You can shut off updates from specific games. When you get one, let your mouse hover over the upper right hand corner till you get an arrow. I think you need to click on that and one of the options is to Hide updates for specific games. It will save you a lot of stupid posts.

Gave it up for the year. Studies show that people who get addicted to facebook lead boring lives, as they are too busy reading about what everyone else is out doing.

So now I'm out doing things.

I deactivated my account some time ago. Too many stalkers and too much drama.

I have NEVER had a FB account nor will I ever....MFP and LinkedIn are the extent of my social networking.

I deleted mine. I had it for family and a few friends that are out of state. They didn't notice I was gone

I've thought a lot about getting off of there. Lately, it feels no different from my RL mailbox - mostly junk mail with all the shared pics of random junk, political statements that just make me mad, and only occasionally a bit of news from a contact that is actually meaningful. For some stupid reason, I keep logging on to see if I missed something to find that no, I didn't.