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I don’t use FB very much, I only have 52 friends on there and usually only check it once or twice a day, but that’s just to see what’s going on with other people…I’ve never updated my status on there and only add photos once in a blue moon. I’ll occasionally have quick chat with my nephew if he’s online at the same time but other than the odd Happy Birthday message or Like I rarely write anything.

So, how many friends do you have and how much do you rely on Facebook to keep in touch with people?

I’ve about 170 friends on there! I’m from a large, and pretty close, extended family, so a large chunk of those are Aunts/Uncles/cousins etc, then I use the forums on readitswapit a lot, and have a large chunk of people from there on facebook too (and yes, I’ve actually met most of them!! I’ve been to about 30 meets all told, including a massive one which was a whole weekender with over 50 of us attending, and lots of the same people crop up at the meets, so some of them I know really well now and count as my best friends!!) Other than that, I have my friends from my ANC on here, I have a few old school friends, few old workmates, and that’s about it!
As a single mum who doesn’t get out much, facebook has been a boon! most of my friends live all over the country, so I couldn’t possibly keep in contact with them all without it!

I have 352 friends on there!! Most are old school friends from back in the day, some are family and then others are my current friends! I love seeing what people are up to and check regularly throughout the day! Yes, I’m a facebook addict!!

Ha ha I can’t lie here can I

I have 199 friends, they vary between old school friends, BW friends, family, school mums and people we’ve met on holiday!!
I really like Facebook, I love being able to keep up with people who lives miles away that I wouldn’t otherwise know what’s happening in their lives.

I put photos on quite regularly, but I have some of my ‘friends’ blocked from seeing them.
I do update my status, but I try only to make it happy stuff, it drives me mad when people are constantly moaning so I hide those from my news feed lol.

I love facebook and it has a definite place in my life.

I feel that I’ve got a love/hate relationship with FB. I love it as it’s fantastic for keeping in touch with people and I am very nosey and love seeing pics and hearing everyone’s news. However in other ways I don’t like the politics or the ‘addictive-ness’ of it.

I have around 400 friends; only a quarter get to see all of my statuses and pics. Some I make accessible to all my friends but things that are more personal I only let 100 or so friends see.

I feel that I’ve got a love/hate relationship with FB. I love it as it’s fantastic for keeping in touch with people and I am very nosey and love seeing pics and hearing everyone’s news. However in other ways I don’t like the politics or the ‘addictive-ness’ of it.

I have around 400 friends; only a quarter get to see all of my statuses and pics. Some I make accessible to all my friends but things that are more personal I only let 100 or so friends see.

I feel that I’ve got a love/hate relationship with FB. I love it as it’s fantastic for keeping in touch with people and I am very nosey and love seeing pics and hearing everyone’s news. However in other ways I don’t like the politics or the ‘addictive-ness’ of it.

I have around 400 friends; only a quarter get to see all of my statuses and pics. Some I make accessible to all my friends but things that are more personal I only let 100 or so friends see.

3 posts?? Not quite sure how that happened PMSL

I have just over 100 friends. They are all people I am actually friends with, or family. There are maybe 3 I just don’t have the heart to delete.
I like it as it’s easy to keep in touch with people and see what everyone’s up to. I also have friends and family all over so it’s good for keeping in touch with them.
Everyone can see my statuses and pics except DP’s mum cos she started to annoy me by always having something to say behind my back about the most stupid or innocent little thing I might have said.
I have had to unsubscribe from some people as some of them just post endless picutres of things with “inspirational” quotes next to them which I just find annoying, and the peope with the constant wingey statuese just get deleted. I’m ruthless!! hehe

Maree I am the same and end up hiding people. My pet hate on fb is braggers. Someone on my list brags about everything, whether it’s how much an online tesco shop cost, new shoes she’s got, or how wonderful her husband is (but in person she moans about him, he’s not great at all).

I also don’t like cryptic statuses, which this friend also does. Things like “I know who my friends are” really annoy me

At the moment I’m on there a lot. I’ve joined loads of groups as I don’t have a lot of friends on there – just some of Chris family, my sister, a few from school, a few from here and a few people I’ve met from groups on there. Like to keep it around 80 or so, so my news feed is pretty quiet at times.

I’m only on ther a lot at the moment looking for info as we’ve got a tortoise and I have a lot to learn but normally I check it once or so a day if that if I’m brousing the ‘net and I can easily go a couple of days without checking it at all, so just depends really.

I have 226 friends on Facebook a big chunk are family and extended family a small proportion are school friends and the rest are friends I have met while being posted all over with the hubby for his job,
I post photos of the kids for the grandparents and aunts and even for hubby when he’s been in afghan/courses etc as its th fastest and easiest way for him to communicate in real time.
I love seeing what everyone is up to my nephews first day at school etc I also love a good nosey I have a few people I have hid but don’t rely want to get rid of those who update there status 26 times a day and tag themselves everywhere

Nat

I have about 140 friends and I know them all as they are family, friends, colleagues, BW friends and OH’s family. My family are all in Sheffield and I live in Manchester, and all my friends are around the country so FB is a fantastic tool for me to stay in touch. I do add quite a few photos but mainly so family can see how my little one is growing up. There is just the 1 person that I have hovered over the unfriend a few times as I really dont need to know that she is “sat having a brew at her comfy sofa” and likewise status/check-ins all day every day! x

I’ve just set up a Babyworld facebook account, so I can link to threads here, if there’s anyone who wants to be added, it’s Mim Seager, I need to get some photos sorted, it’s not a private account so easily spotted, would love a few more ‘mates’ lol

I have a couple of people from work as FB friends, not because I class them as friends but because I thought it may be awkward if I didn’t accept their request.

One of them I really wish I had just ignored…especially when he posted a photo of the clump of his wife’s hair which was clogging up the bathroom sink!!! Quite why he thought anyone would be interested I’ve no idea!

S x