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Nov 21, 2015 09:24 AM EST
Being on social media can be challenging for people who are dealing with their break-ups lately. Facebook is trying to help those people overcome the rough phase by adding a new tool. No one wants to recall the memories associated with past relationship while he or she is trying to move on.
However, you might not want to end the relationship in a bitter way by blocking or unfollowing your ex. You might have parted ways mutually and want to stay in good terms. In that case, there comes a necessity of middle ground. You need to get back your emotional balance while taking a temporary digital break from your ex.
As per the Tech Crunch report, the intricate problematic relationships can be perfectly managed with the help of the new Facebook tools and will soon get experimented. Facebook is introducing these tools in order to help the estranged lovers part ways and distance themselves digitally without seeking any extreme steps.
According to the world's largest social network's spokesperson, whenever FB users will decide to change their relationship status, the new tool will appear. The new tool will allow you to get fewer notifications from your ex while limiting what that person will get to see. Not only that, the advanced new feature will let you change the past posts and pictures too.
The motto of launching this tool is to provide some space to the recently separated people in the virtual world. The more interesting part about this additional feature is your ex will never know about the changes you are making. It is surely an added advantage rather than facing awkward situations like being blocked or unfriended from your ex.
On a different note, as per Techno Stream, the breakup protection app will be tested on the cell phone device by the Facebook very soon. Firstly, the experiment will be conducted in the US. Facebook wants to ensure if this is a right app to introduce it to numerous facebook account holder across the globe.
Unfortunately, for now, the feature is only available to FB users of USA. Although you should not expect Facebook to predict all of your tragedies you have gone through, you might just avail a little privacy by the new tool.
While changing your relationship status to 'in a relationship' is a delightful moment, getting back again to 'single' is a nerve-wracking experience.
According to Social Media Blazer, with this breakup protection tool, you can decide, in Facebook how often you would like to check the updates from your former lover, whether you want your ex's posts on facebook to appear on your new feeds. You can also avoid auto messages for tagging them. Facebook will ensure that your former lover do not appear on the sidebar or images module.
The research shows that people who suffer from digital breakups fall into three different categories such as deleters, keepers and selective disposers. To keep the distinct necessities of all of them in mind, Facebook is coming up with a Pandora's Box.
You can keep all your memories associated with your former partner in that one place. Later on, you can either keep them or erase them as per your wish when you will be in a better state of mind.