
When you block or unfollow someone on social media you are sending a pretty strong message that you don’t value the relationship and you want the person out of your life permanently. If someone is bullying you or being verbally abusive, you have every right to unfriend the person.
You are under no obligation to have crappy people who treat you poorly in your life. If you have been on a rampage defriending and blocking people be prepared that people who you previously considered friends may ask you why. We get that you don’t want to be friends with the petty girl from high school who likes to gossip about everyone and posts 5 provocative selfies a day. Life is too short to have people clogging up your social media feed with their constant drivel.

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If they ask you why you deleted them you don’t want to start a war with someone and waste tons of energy thinking about and trying to resolve the situation. Once you block someone and they have been scrubbed from your account, block the person from your mind as well and move on.
Here are a few things you can say to let the person know why you unfollowed them on social media without things getting explosive.
The 4 best replies when someone wants to know why you blocked them on social media
- I’m surprised you noticed, considering we have interacted on Facebook in so long.
- I don’t follow a lot of people because I don’t want to miss important posts from my close friends and my family. Wishing you all the best!
- I blocked you because I saw the negative things you said about me online.
- To be honest I am tired of your passive aggressive comments on my posts and I’m not the only one who has noticed.

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One Response
Thanks, Bryn. I have been asked this uncomfortable question and didn’t know what to say.