Reply #20: Yeah but I don't think people should say anything to you if you de-friend them.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

Everyone is acting as if this is the worst thing in the world to do. I accepted someone's request who is a very casual acquaintance. I changed my mind and defriended them. I have virtually no personal relationship with that person beyond friendly banter at work.

It's their right to take the "unfriending" personally but I think it's bullshit.

I realized as a consequence of this that both a relative of mine and a coworker have "unfriended" me. The relative is a little more important to me, but in either case, I don't take it personally.