My access to her Facebook posts was revoked. Somehow, I’ll rebuild my life. I recently discovered that someone I used to consider a friend had unfriended me on Facebook. Was I shocked? A little. Was I devastated? Please. My Wi-Fi stayed connected, my food still tasted the same, and Facebook did not send an ambulance. My first thought was, Wait—why did she unfriend me? My second thought was, Oh well. I didn’t really like her that much either. And honestly, that second thought saved me from conducting another unnecessary investigation. How We Became Friends I met her at work, which is where many temporary friendships are born. You see the same people every day. You complain about the same nonsense. You exchange looks during awkward meetings. Eventually, somebody says something funny, the other person laughs, and congratulations—you now have a work buddy. That was basically us. We joked around, teased each other, and had the kind of friendship where making fun of each other was part of th...
My access to her Facebook posts was revoked. Somehow, I’ll rebuild my life. I recently discovered that someone I used to consider a friend had unfriended me on Facebook. Was I shocked? A little. Was I devastated? Please. My Wi-Fi stayed connected, my food still tasted the same, and Facebook did not send an ambulance. My first thought was, Wait—why did she unfriend me? My second thought was, Oh well. I didn’t really like her that much either. And honestly, that second thought saved me from conducting another unnecessary investigation. How We Became Friends I met her at work, which is where many temporary friendships are born. You see the same people every day. You complain about the same nonsense. You exchange looks during awkward meetings. Eventually, somebody says something funny, the other person laughs, and congratulations—you now have a work buddy. That was basically us. We joked around, teased each other, and had the kind of friendship where making fun of each other was part of th...