So, here’s the thing about Facebook unfriending: it shouldn’t matter. It shouldn’t.

But then you’re sitting there, 46 years old, minding your own business, and out of nowhere, someone crosses your mind. You know the feeling—random memory pops up, maybe a funny moment or a hard time they went through—and you think, I should check in, see how they’re doing.

And that’s when you see it.

They’re gone.

Not gone-gone, just… gone from your list. Like they quietly slipped out the side door of your life without saying goodbye. And wow, does it sting more than you want to admit.

Your brain starts spinning: Did I not do enough as a friend? Did I post something they didn’t like? Was it my recent announcement about quitting social media in 30 days? (Oh, right… that. Maybe they decided to “exit stage left” before I had the chance.)

And then the overthinking sets in full force. My Capricorn self is way too sensitive for this kind of digital drama. Don’t let anyone tell you Capricorns are cold or detached—we’re emotional ninjas hiding behind dry humor and a “got-it-all-together” face. The truth? We feel everything. We just… quietly beat ourselves up over things completely out of our control.

Here’s the Capricorn truth:

• We’re loyal to a fault, so even small shifts in connection feel like earthquakes.
• We overanalyze everything, even a deleted friend count.
• And we take it personally, even when it’s probably not personal.

So yeah, I’m reminding myself that someone else’s choice to disconnect has nothing to do with my worth. But also? Why tho?

It’s funny, isn’t it? We’re all grown-ups with mortgages, kids, and real-life worries, yet a little online action can still tug at that middle-school part of our heart that just wants to be liked.

I keep telling myself this is all part of the letting-go process. The reason I’m leaving social media in the first place is to stop living in this weird limbo of digital connection and comparison. I wanted more room to breathe, to be, to live unposted. And yet, I’m still in the transition—hovering between the old world of likes and notifications and this new, quieter one where those things don’t define me.

Maybe by the time August 19, 2026, rolls around, unfriending won’t even register. Or maybe it always will, just a little. Because even when you know better… feelings are still feelings.

No likes. No comments. Just this tiny reminder that even the smallest goodbyes can teach us something about what we’re still holding onto.

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Capricorn’s Survival Guide to Random Social Media Hurt Feelings

1. Step 1: Deep sigh. Maybe even two. You deserve it.
2. Step 2: Reassure yourself you didn’t secretly ruin someone’s life. (You didn’t.)
3. Step 3: Close the app and touch actual grass. Or at least your favorite blanket.
4. Step 4: Remember that Capricorns are ruled by Saturn—AKA the planet of lessons. So yeah, it’s gonna feel heavy sometimes.
5. Step 5: Redirect that energy into something productive. Like a to-do list. Or baking. Or plotting how to finally log off for good.

Because at the end of the day, a true Capricorn knows this: if they wanted to stay, they would. And if they left, you’ll still be just fine.