Disappearing friends on Facebook

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December 12, 2013, 10:04 pm

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Did you ever meet someone on Facebook you really liked talking to and one day they just didn't come back. And, even months later they are still gone? Why does that happen?

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Violet

Violet

Some people just stop using Facebook for no real reason or they get busy and don't have time to get online anymore. That could happen if they are dealing with family and friends offline.

13 years ago

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Corzhens

Corzhens

Most of my friends in Facebook are my relatives and personal friends. Some of them would quit Facebook for a while and I will only know when they come back and post to explain that they were away for a time. I understand that some people create an account just for the heck of it and has no specific use except for pastime. And when they have no more time to spare then they abandon their Facebook account.

8 years ago

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spotondot

spotondot

Not to sound discouraging, but some friends might have unfriended you or simply started other accounts.

13 years ago

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Beverly

Beverly

Just from my own experience, I've had times when Facebook was very important for me to keep track of friends who don't live near. And, then other times, I'll be so busy with family and work that I rarely if ever check Facebook. So maybe it's the same for others.

13 years ago

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creativehead

creativehead

It is a common thing in facebook . After all its a virtual thing . When people get busy with there real life they can't give much time on facebook.

13 years ago

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Ethan

Ethan

Maybe your friend had another account that was banned previously and now they can access that account and have no use for the second one.

13 years ago

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LizAnne

LizAnne

Sometimes life calls people away from Facebook to deal with family and job situations and you need to be patient. It helps to know these people on places other than Facebook so you can keep up with them when they disappear.

13 years ago

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Beverly

Beverly

It is a common thing in facebook . After all its a virtual thing . When people get busy with there real life they can't give much time on facebook.

And, lots of people don't put the same emphasis or importance on Facebook friends and contacts as they do people they know in real life. So if you just know someone on Facebook, don't be surprised if they suddenly disappear for weeks, if life gets too busy.

13 years ago

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Hunter

Hunter

And, did you buy these likes or are they coming from your real friends? These likes may not exist and could just be part of a system malfunction.

13 years ago

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vinaya

vinaya

I had this friend. She was a girl of 21 from Armenia. I met her on a certain writing site, she found me on facebook and we became good virtual friends, for couple of months, we chatted, we even called each other. However, suddenly she disappeared. I don't know why she disappeared, maybe she was dead (accidently) or got tired of using facebook (it is very likely that she was also chatting with other people).

9 years ago

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Corzhens

Corzhens

Every end of the year, I check my friends on Facebook, the number and the activity. For this year, there’s not much changes. I think there are 5 who have deactivated their accounts but there are more who were inactive for the last few months. From what I gather, some Facebook users create a second or even a 3rd account that they use for a different circle. Maybe those inactive on my friends list have their other accounts that they use hence they are missing in action in my network.

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