Facebook is testing a new feature that will help ease the pain, without forcing you to unfriend exes or delete all your past posts.
The new “Take a Break” option pops up when you make the breakup “Facebook official.” After you change a relationship status, you’ll be given the option to limit what you see about your ex and what they can see about you.
If you opt to “see less” of your former flame, their updates will no longer appear in the news feed and you won’t get reminders from Facebook to tag him or her in a photo. (But don’t worry, you’ll still be able to visit the profile page while listening to “Hello” on repeat.)
The settings go both ways. You can also hide your own updates. With this option, your ex only sees new posts he or she is tagged in, or things posted publicly or shared with mutual friends.
An edit option will let you go through all your old posts and block an ex from seeing them, or untag yourself from those sweet selfies you took in better times.
One big advantage: none of the Facebook changes are permanent. You can undo them at any time, which is great if you get back together, become friends, or want a feel of former times.
Former flames won’t be notified of your changes. The feature is being tested in the U.S. to start, but should eventually roll out to broken hearts around the world.
Source: CNN
