Social encounter with someone who blocked you on Facebook

Orson wrote:

Blocker and mutual friend are married females, I am male, if that makes any difference.

I think what you're trying to tell us is that you're a creep.

The Barnacle wrote:

Or, the OP's posts were really annoying and the other person didn't want to see those posts. I got off facebook because it sucks, but before I did, I had blocked several people because all they posted was political stuff, much of which with I agreed. It had nothing to do with how I felt about the person.

OP, be cordial, talk to the other person if the opportunity presents itself. Maybe try talking about something other than running (as this is apparently what bothered the other person), such as how the other person is doing.

Maybe, but he wouldn't have to block him to prevent his posts from displaying. You can change your settings so that the posts of certain friends do not display in your newsfeed without blocking them. You can also set it so they cannot see you in the chat window or send messages without blocking. Blocking is done when you don't want somebody to have any way to contact you or even see that your profile even exists.

The only time this happened to me she came up to me and said- I've been looking for you on FB I can't find you.

I said- You blocked me. Remember?

She said- Oh- I'll have to unblock you.

Later that day I got a friend request.

Crazy woman- lived with a guy long term- broke up

Engaged twice (two other guys) broke up.

cat stevens wrote:

mancoach wrote:

Unless you want to be owned by this cat,

Cat? Were you a hippie in the 60's who never realized it ended a long time ago and still uses vernacular from that era?

"vernacular"

Mr. Webster and your Mom are both proud of you.

moist wrote:

Orson wrote:

Yes, we were formerly professional acquaintances and they blocked me on Facebook over talking about running.

Well then, you deserved it.

The block happened six years ago. I doubt they would even recall why it happened.

Report his profile to the host of the party for review.

They may ask him or her to show proper identification.

Ignore them. Facebook is real as behind every action is a human. They made it clear they wanted nothing to do with you by blocking you, so completely ignore them and don't give them another thought

I have more people blocked than I have as fb friends. Between 200 and 300. I blocked all of my high school classmates, most of my university classmates, many people that I just met while traveling or at parties. My friend list is at 170. They are relatives and people that I would be comfortable meeting again. And I've been blocked for sure.

I recently blocked some people at my climbing gym. One person is fb friends with people who scammed my parents. So I blocked him. I don't bring it up though. And I guess he's still a friend or nice acquaintance. We've taken some climbing classes together. I don't blame for being friends with scammers. He's got a thousand fb friends. He asked for ski advice, so I found his email from a climbing group email and sent him some advice. The other people that I blocked just didn't make effort to be friends in real life, so I felt like it wouldn't make a difference if I blocked them.

So, just act friendly and like nothing happened. If they mention it, just act surprised and say that you'll check yours. Then say you don't know why this happened. I'm pretty sure that's what somebody did to me once. I'm still friends with this person's girlfriend. It doesn't matter.

When you see them act very surprised and delighted to see them. Tell them that you haven't heard from them in ages and feign intrigue about what has been going on with their life. Appear genuinely interested and longing for them. When they start to visibly feel guilty about it, just drop a "gobble gobble motherfker" on them, drop trow, and sprint out of the house.

kadoo wrote:

"gobble gobble motherfker"

Can this just die already? Am I the only one who doesn't think that this is clever or funny?

What's the point of blocking all these people instead of just not friending them or unfriending them?

nogobblegobble wrote:

kadoo wrote:

"gobble gobble motherfker"

Can this just die already? Am I the only one who doesn't think that this is clever or funny?

Thanksgiving traditions are our identity.

Though it would be better delivered while handing him a drink, smiling slightly and whispering it gently.

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Orson wrote:

Yes, we were formerly professional acquaintances and they blocked me on Facebook over talking about running.

We have a mutual friend to whom the blocker seems to follow around like a magnet. If I meet up with mutual friend, blocker will be two steps away.

Blocker and mutual friend are married females, I am male, if that makes any difference.

Ask her how her training for her Color Run is going.

If I was at a party and met someone which blocked me I think I would go crazy. I would probably want revenge and make them the joke of the party. I have bumped into people that blocked me and I just shout fukking douche in there face and run as fast as I can until they are far away. Nobody has ever chased me. Not that they could stand a chance of catching me anyway.

Orson wrote:

If you were going to a social party and knew you had the likelihood of running into a past acquaintance also attending who had blocked you on Facebook years ago, what would you do?

Do you ignore the person to their face? Avoid them altogether? I figure if they don't want to talk to you online then they certainly do not want you to talk to them in person.

We have a mutual friend who is hosting the party.

Just thinking about how to handle this.

First, really consider the fact that you weren't blocked for simply talking about running. Not trying to be mean, but the fact that you are so concerned about this to be asking for advice on Letsrun, and that you say stuff like "social party" makes me think you might have some difficulty in social situations. Maybe you are just awkward but came off creepy, maybe it was more than that, i don't know. But I'd say odds are you freaked her out.

So, first, don't obviously avoid her. Don't do a 180 at the bar if you happen to run into her. If you find yourself face to face, just say, "Hey [name]." And don't make a big deal about it. But don't try to strike up a conversation, just leave it at hello and grab your drink or whatever and move to another spot (although she'll probably do that herself).

Do NOT ask her about the blocking. Don't ask her what she's been up to. Say hey and exit the space as gracefully as you can muster.

Whenever you get near them just hum the opening riff,

to David Bowie's "China Girl."

The one that goes,

"da da da dum, dum

da da da dum, dum...da da dum dum dum."

anon. wrote:

Whenever you get near them just hum the opening riff,

to David Bowie's "China Girl."

The one that goes,

"da da da dum, dum

da da da dum, dum...da da dum dum dum."

LetsRun

Put on your vaporfly's and lets bounce the streets

LetsRun

To the thread there trolling on the internet

LetsRun

While EPO lights up your blood

LetsRun

Run through the pack to a starting line

If you say run

I'll run with you

And if you say dope

We'll dope

Because my love for drugs

Would break my thon in 2

If you should fall into my tape

And tremble like an addict

LetsRun

LetsRun

For fear your test should fail

LetsRun

For fear WADA reveals

LetsRun

You could lie in my eyes

LetsRun

Under the syringe, this serious syringe

And if you say run

I'll run with you

And if you say hide

We'll hide from WADA

Orson wrote:

If you were going to a social party and knew you had the likelihood of running into a past acquaintance also attending who had blocked you on Facebook years ago, what would you do?

Do you ignore the person to their face? Avoid them altogether? I figure if they don't want to talk to you online then they certainly do not want you to talk to them in person.

We have a mutual friend who is hosting the party.

Just thinking about how to handle this.

In my opinion, it sounds like both of you struggle with social settings and relationships. It's going to be awkward either way, for both parties involved. If she blocked you passive aggressively on a social media site without making any attempts to resolve your issues in person, she probably has some issues herself. Equally, it appears that this situation could have been a lot less awkward if you had at least made an attempt to talk it out as well (unless circumstances did not allow at all).

If I were her, and for some reason felt the need to block you online because of whatever reason (creepy/argument/politics/etc), I would probably at least admit to myself at some point after that it was a knee-jerk reaction to something that offended me, but would not have waited "years" without at least attempting to meet in a neutral, public place to discuss the issue in person so that we could all move on with our lives and not let stupid stuff like this get to us. Life is short and we only have one shot at this thing.

Here's everyone's homework assignment: get on Netflix and watch Black Mirror, in particular two episodes:

Nosedive - Season 3, episode 1. "A woman desperate to boost her social media score hits the jackpot when she's invited to a swanky wedding, but the trip doesn't go as planned."

White Christmas - Season 2, episode 4. "Three interconnected tales of technology run amok during the Christmas season are told by two men at a remote outpost in a frozen wilderness."

In the latter episode, people in the future actually have the technology to "block" each other in REAL LIFE, and it's pretty disturbing to watch.