How do I GRACEFULLY and TACTFULLY quit FaceBook?

It may be offensive and may raise more questions if you do what the first answerer suggested. Personally, I would just start using Facebook less and less until you're just "one of those people that don't use Facebook. " Then it's no one's fault, and you can joke about "Oh yeah, I really should start checking my Facebook more often!" without offending.

Then, when you've established you're not an avid user, you can close your Facebook with no one noticing, and dismiss it with a "Well, I never used it anyway! " if anyone questions the decision.

Post something like: "I am closing this account. I want to make sure that I maintain quality time with everyone, and everyone deserves actual attention from me, not just quick updates and comments. I am going to get off the internet and out in the world!"

I honestly don't think people will be hurt by your decision in any way.

You could try being honest, and assuming you have some relatively legit reasons for being dis-enchanted with it. Let people know, with a lot of diplomacy what your real reasons are. If nothning else,its always easier to keep your story straight, when you maintain the honesty angle.

I don't know what your actual reasons are,but how about : 1. I find facebook too distracting and no longer providing meaningful communication 2. It causes me embarrassment to see people too intimate life revelations... 3.

The impersonal nature of people's wall scribblings (maybe the opposite of #2) 4. Excessive (or any) self-promotion from others , at the expense of friendlyness. 5.

Time wasting or annoyance factors. (I could imagine a gazillion possible reasons,but you know best, what your reasons are) Dear Friends, Family ,acquaintenances & contacts, known in my heart & address book. While I realize that facebook has become a wonderful way for many to keep in touch , sadly I have found it to be increasingly a problem because of ________________reason #1_________________reason #2________ , (possibly several reasons here).... Because of these difficulties and my other daily activitiies, I am going to be gradually dis-engaging myself from facebook and its endless parade of (____optional reason #3___) and I hope to be maintaining my close and heartfelt communication with you, via the more traditional methods of postit-notes,cards, letters, phone calls, and email too!

I hope you won't feel I am technophobic just because I want to better manage my relationship with technology and with my friends, family and others important in my life. So, I will soon be gradually withdrawing from facebook and within ____weeks____ I will likely just remove my account. I wanted to be sure you knew that this was not related to your individual contacts,IMs invitations or connections.Sincerely.Me.P.s.

I've already pulled the plug on myspace, twitter, igoogle ,fark, friendfeed, (whichever various things) and have seen hours a day of my life return! _______________________________________________________________________ That way, if they ever bugged you about it, via email, call, in person, you could just let them know it was whatever the problem, IS, and then they would probably not have hurt feelings, or think you were some neanderthal.

If you have alternate ways for these people to contact you and vice-versa, just delete your account. Trying to wean yourself of Facebook takes too long.

My teenage son soon discovered that a Facebook full of family AND friends was a very bad idea! Having your best college buddy's comments readable by your 70-year-old aunt and vice versa was not working out well. He created a second account, loaded it up with his friends, then "de-friended" them on the other account.

Result? No one on the family account was hurt because we really didn't pay attention to the quantity of his friends or who they were. I think his solution was a good one, if it would solve some of your problem.

Suffice it to say, I did not make the buddy list account. Oh well.

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