De-Friending Family
Should I nix a former in-law from my Facebook page after a divorce?
This week, Farhad Manjoo and Emily Yoffe debate the question: Is it necessary to “de-friend” someone who is leaving your family due to divorce? A letter writer worries that she has to drop her former sister-in-law from her friends list because she’s severing marital ties.
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