When one of my best friends from college called saying she was angry, I assumed it was boyfriend-related and she probably could be calmed down, if not called out for making slightly (very?) irrational assumptions herself.  As I prepared to hear what the boy had done now, I was surprised to hear that it was, in fact, another guy causing her grief.

You know how a lot of your Facebook friends are people you haven’t even spoken to in years?” she asked.

Of course.  The kids in the dorm freshman year, randoms from high school.  We all collect them.

“Yeah.  This guy I met through [boyfriend], who sought ME out and requested MY Facebook friendship, UNFRIENDED me!”

No joke.  She had just received a virtual b*tchslap.  Even I winced. Read More »