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In reply to the discussion: Seeking advice: finally getting ready to cut loose [View all]Proud Liberal Dem
(24,450 posts)Meaning that you can't see her posts and you can just maintain your mutual love of riding horses. Just set some IRL boundaries not to discuss politics and maybe the friendship can be salvaged if you can just keep it focused on that. If she insists on throwing it in your face, I'd just cut things off. Nobody's mental health is worth it. I have a seemingly opposite problem on my FB. I have lots of Trans friends and friends that are into Star Wars on FB and, while they're not Trumpers, are left-wing anarchists whom basically hate any politician who isn't Bernie and I have had to start unfollowing some of their pages recently just to avoid wanting to argue with them. If it's an occasional take I don't like, I just scroll on or hide but if I can enjoy other non-political things or talk about other things with them, I'll just try to keep conversations focused on those things and avoid the politics. You just have to balance your mental health with your desire to actually remain friends on social media with some people. Some people are worth it and some people aren't. It's just up to you to decide really. I also create lists on FB of people to discuss certain things like politics with only people I know aren't too far away from me politically, which helps cut down on the drama. Hope that helps.