If you've just gone through a break-up, this time of year can be particularly challenging, especially if social media has become your new BFF.

This seems counter intuitive, but Facebook actually introduced a feature that DOESN'T violate your privacy!

The new feature essentially lets you COMPLETELY avoid any trace of your ex (further than just "unfriending" them).

Now, when you change your relationship status from "in a relationship" to "single", it guides you through the process, giving you options to scrub any of their future posts from your news feed (if you're still friends-of-friends, this can happen all too often!).  It'll also block your posts from showing up in theirs, and removes any posts or photos you tagged them in.

The reason for the feature?  They say the new options are "part of our ongoing effort to develop resources for people who may be going through difficult moments in their lives."

Now feel free to go to a private place and have a good cry.

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