when they ask if you saw it, just say, oh, i haven't been following facebook that closely lately, there's so much on there! and delete their news feed, not them as friends :)

Let me tell you what I've done: Blocked the feed and then if they ask me about it, I'm honest and say "I don't actually agree with you on that issue, so I don't read what you post." All of my friends know that I'm an asshole, though, so it's easy for me to say stuff like that to them.

Or, you could just say you avoid topics on Facebook that tend to offend easily, like politics and religion.

Hmmm...

- Join the "Facebook Protection Program"
- Tell her you're going back to MySpace and to write you there (make a mock profile)
- Secretly flag her profile to the Facebook team (or her posts)
- Blame the fact you haven't seen her stuff on FB changing their set up again
- Hire a hitman

and my only serious suggestion:
Keep her as a friend, but go into your profile settings and custom block her from seeing all your updates, postings and info. You can say you don't use FB that much anymore and because she's blocked from seeing all your activity, she won't know otherwise. You'll just have to ignore whatever she throws up on FB.

Wait. Does she read your blog?

Okay, you could be all adult like Jenni suggests. Or you could just block the feed, and then when they ask you about something, you say, "I must have missed that," or "I don't know how I didn't see it." Then you let them tell you about it while you look calmly out the window over their shoulder. I've hidden several people for this exact reason, but fortunately I don't see them IRL.

I once dropped someone from facebook for using the wrong for of "their, there, they're"...seriously I am stone cold like that.

Here's another vote for remaining friends and just hiding or blocking their feed from your homepage. I've done it twice with people (I look at their wall from time to time to see if there's anything worth commenting on) and I hide every effing Farmville, Farm Town, Virtual Aquarium ad nauseum (with the emphasis on nauseaum) so that garbage doesn't clutter up my home page.

Unfriend them and blame it on the kids dicking around with the computer... that's what I did.

Hide them or ignore them. When they ask if you saw it be honest and say that you did not. If they ask your opinion just say that you prefer to not talk about that kind of thing, in person or online. After a few times they will get the point. Hopefully.

Yeah...that's a tough one. I would probably go along with blocking their feed too. Then at least you don't have to loose any sleep and they think you're reading their rants.

do they not act like douchebags in real life? how can you stand to be their friend?

Drop sarcastic and biting comments on their links and statuses. There, now THEY are uncomfortable. :)

Don't de-friend. It only makes the drama worse. I would hide them in the feed and then when asked explain that I didn't read whatever it was because whatever the topic was wasn't really my thing

Just another reason I de-friended myself my facebook. It was too much drama and as much as I wanted to de-friend certain people it was never possible without being attacked about it or lying about it and I just couldn't keep up. I think facebook is great if you don't take it too seriously. For some it's High School all over again. If you have to de-friend her, so be it. And if she asks 'why?' or asks 'did you see that article, blah, blah I posted?' then you politely say 'no, i was too busy blogging about how ridiculous you sound on facebook'

Since I barely get on facebook I wouldn't know how to de-friend, block, or anything else. Then I can honestly say; "no I didn't see that". That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Here via Ptin. I have mixed feeligns about facebook - I liek seeing what peope are up to but hate all the games, nudges, political stuff and so on. I agree, that's what blogs are for. So I block as much of it as I can, but leave people on as friends for fear they iwll be hurt. BUT, I readily tell people my policy of blocking all the things I consider irrelevant.

I'm with CK. Hire a hitman.

I'm with CK too!

Yes, Facebook stirs up lots of moral dilemmas. I keep getting friend requests from people I see all the time and don't necessarily want to socially network with online. How can I make comments about working at school if the principal is on my friend list? How can us girls talk about our husbands if one of the husbands is on my list? And why do all these teenagers at the high school want to be on my list? Crap-ola, I'm not this popular in REAL LIFE!

I am a big fan of de friending. Just click the button and move on. I've found that the people that spend so much time updating their opinions aren't seeking yours anyway. I'm pretty sure they won't even know you're gone.

Hide 'em. I have a Facebook friend who is a true nut just one post away from cracking, so I block the feed. I'm a little afraid to un-friend him since he is certifiable, so I pretend he's not there. Unfortunately, the same can't be done for the laundry.

If you delete them as friends then they'll definitely find out. Then you'll have to explain anyway. This may just be something you have to deal with.

If you want to stay friends with them, don't de-friend them- just hide their feed.

If it's time to burn the bridge, then de-friend them and block them. That way they won't be able to see that you exist, and you won't have to see that they exist, either.

Hmm, well, I don't pay too much attention to Facebook. It's just another time suck between blogging and twitter. The next time they ask if you've seen their FB comments, just say, "Oh, I have quit wasting my time on that site. I have more important things to do."

OR you could always tell them the truth, kindly, on FB or in person. Say something like, "You certainly have a strong opinion! Are you ready to face the music?" or "I may not agree with you but I still love you!"

I was JUST talking to a friend today about being straightforward and honest (tactfully) with friends. Because, after all, strangers who are brutally honest aren't looking for our best interests, right? If your friends are really your true friends, they will be able to handle your opinions. After all, don't you have as much right to yours as they do to theirs?

Oh, one more idea: if they ask you "Have you seen my comment about..." just answer "Yes". Don't offer an explanation, just say, "Yep I saw it." If they ask, "Well what did you think?" just reply, "Well, did I reply to your comment thread? No? Then you already know I don't want to talk about it."

If they ask, they gotta be ready for your answer.

OR be honest. Call them out. I am all about, if you don't ask for my opinion then maybe I should keep it to myself. BUt if you ask for my opinion, you can't be pissed at me when I give it to you. After all YOU ASKED.

Just an idea!

I am with Mrs Montoya on this one. I just defriend and move on. And then I am honest with them (only is they ask.)