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[quote=Anonymous]I am not a social media person. I have a Facebook account but am on it very minimally as I've found that for various reasons I don't enjoy it-it's just not my thing. I keep my account because I use Messenger occasionally and FB is convenient when throwing a party, there are a few people that I want to keep in contact with that would be difficult to do so without FB, etc but I don't typically post.

The issue is that I have some family members who love FB and are bothered that I'm not on there "liking" their posts, etc. I saw one of them at a family event recently and was making conversation with her about how she was doing, etc. and she made a point of saying that if I was on FB more often I would know what she was up to and wouldn't have to ask. WTF? Is following and responding to posts on social media a familial obligation now? These are full blown adults (late 30's and up)-the relative that made the comment is in her 70's. I told her that I'm not a social media person and that for various reasons I'm not a big FB'er but she seemed put out. 
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