BFFs . . . Not

I'll be your best friend . . . well, not any more.  At least not on facebook . . .

I witnessed a "defriending" between two women I knew as girls in high school.  Like many of us, they reconnected, caught up, chatted etc . . . Until the break-up . . .

Unlike high school, it was not about a boy.  Or gossip.  Or fashion.  The issue was at the core of who we are, or who we have become since our youth.

Politics makes strange bedfellows and, in this case, social media enemies.  One woman was offended by the other's post that a certain political persuasion was a form of insanity.   She dealt with it head on:  She wrote a simple heartfelt note explaining that, although she had enjoyed the renewed friend status, she was disturbed by the political comments and felt it was time to separate.

The recipient posted her own notice about the defriending, saying that while she disagrees with many of her "friends" she loves them anyway.

It appears some friendships were not meant to be.  And maybe that's why they never stayed in touch.

Or, they simply broke the cardinal social rule not to discuss religion, politics or money.