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Rite asked in Family & RelationshipsFriends · 1 decade ago

Should I un-friend and block my sister-in-law in Facebook?

Should I un-friend and block my sister-in-law in Facebook?

I accepted my sister-in-law's invitation to be her friend in Facebook late last year. A couple of months ago we had a clash when I got sensitive over her and my brother calling me Caroline instead of Carrie, my nickname, after all this time. I mean we're relatives, they always used Carrie why are they being formal now? I was quite emotional when I said it on the phone, like,"Why are you calling me Caroline when you've always called me Carrie? My SIL said that both names are just the same, no difference. I said, just call me Carrie why go back to Caroline! It was an outburst on my part and she took it in a negative way. Right after the incident, she wrote on her Facebook wall which I read, of course. Without mentioning my name and for everyone to read. She wrote, "Just wish people would stop pretending to be good when they're not...it's better to show off your real person than trying to be goody nice. You're far from being blesseD! good riddance." We haven't talked since that happened. I have a bad feeling about her and knowing we are connected on Facebook is making me uneasy. She can't see any of my postings and just minimal photos. But still....Should I un-friend her and block her so she won't know if I left Facebook or something?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    You have a right to feel the way you do. If you don't want to be called that then they shouldn't. That being said you reacted in an immature way so that kinda made you lose face like you were acting like a baby. In the future just keep a serious mature tone and tell them to please call you Carrie. If they cant respect that then it seems like she has no problem not talking to you then why worry about anyone that doesn't respect your feelings. Its like subliminal bullying. I'd say if she really cared about you then she would have apologized to you and tried to make things better between the two of you. The fact that she isn't means she doesn't. She is family so I'd be the bigger person and keep her on and let her read your posts. That way she will see what she is missing and maybe realize that she owes you an apology. If she doesn't life goes on.

  • 1 decade ago

    If You Didn't Like What She Said Then I Don't See Why You Should Put Up With Her On a Social Network, I Mean Who Cares? It Offended You &;d' She Wants To Write Something About It On Facebook, She's The Fool That Couldn't Tell You In Person. Jzt Block Her Relative Or Not. You Don't Have To Have Her As A Friend If You Don't Want To.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    dang that's harsh. she has some mega issues....

    i'd go with blocking for now because your brother may wonder why you are friends with him or people affiliated with her but not her and/or why you deleted her.

    have you tried speaking to other family members about the ordeal o speaking to your brother? another thing you can do is confront her, nicely, about it with other family members so any dicrepancies* on her part will be noted by many. if she continues with it, i would un-friend and block her as she is beinng immature and picking the role of "evil sister in law"

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes. Clearly she tried to use her status to get to you. I would de-friend her immediately. This way she cant hurt you in the future. Plus it's like a slap in the face to de-friend someone. A virtual slap in the face. It is kind of like you creeping up through her phone lines, giving her a little slap, and the retreating before any possible retaliation.

    Source(s): Madam Jean's Facebook etiquette guide.
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  • 1 decade ago

    You should apologize for blowing up over a name, and tell her that you would really prefer to be called Carrie. Talk to your brother, and leave her alone after that. Yes, un-friend her.

  • 1 decade ago

    If I was you I would.If you're having trouble out of her, and feel uneasy know shes on you're friends then I would most defiantly unfriend her. If I were you I wouldn't block her unless things got worse!

  • 1 decade ago

    first of all, it's silly if she took your outburst in the wrong way and immature of you to have an outburst like that. sounds like you both have growing up to do. however, if she is going to write some stuck up bitchy thing like that, take a screenshot of it and show it to your brother. i mean, does your brother know his wife is a *****? show him the thing she wrote about you and see what happens then. take a screenshot in case she deletes it.

  • 1 decade ago

    Do it! Show her you mean business. She didn't listen to you the first time about the nickname; it's clear she's not going to listen to anything else you have to say, either. You'll save yourself from some bigger confrontations this way.

  • 1 decade ago

    I think you should kiss and make up. This name thing is kind of immature to be fighting about. Just reach out to her and appologize. Im sure she will forgive you in a heartbeat and then you wont have to delete and block her. Good luck.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    This is stupid. You're family for gods sake, why is something so silly really keeping you apart? Make up already, blocking her on facebook will only make you even more distant, call a truce and get over it.

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