The Unofficial Guide to Digital Passive-Aggression Games.

In the grand theater of social media, the act of blocking and unblocking has become a tragicomic performance, full of sound and fury, signifying... well, mostly just our own confusion. We navigate this digital landscape with the finesse of a toddler learning to walk, stumbling over our own emotions and tripping over the tangled wires of our relationships.

One minute, we're declaring undying love for our bestie on Instagram, the next we're blocking them on Facebook because they dared to like our ex's new profile picture. We'll mute our mom on Twitter for her incessant political rants, but keep her on Snapchat for the occasional cute dog filter. And then there's the ex-lover, forever caught in the limbo of the block/unblock cycle, a digital purgatory of our own making.

It's a game of emotional whack-a-mole, where we try to control our digital interactions with the precision of a surgeon, only to end up feeling like we're performing open-heart surgery with a butter knife. We block, we unblock, we lurk, we peep, we ruminate, we regret. It's exhausting, it's confusing, and it's often just plain silly.

And then there's the pièce de résistance of social media absurdity: the phantom block. This is when someone blocks you from a platform where they have zero content, and are clearly just there to lurk and observe your life from a safe distance. You can't help but burst into laughter at the sheer ridiculousness of it.

• "You blocked me from seeing... what exactly? The tumbleweeds rolling across your empty profile? The deafening silence of your non-existent posts?"

It's like being locked out of a room that's already empty. It's a power move that's so devoid of power, it circles back to being hilarious.

Yet, amidst all the foolishness, there's a certain charm to this digital dance. It's a testament to the complexities of human relationships, the messy, contradictory, and often knee-slapping ways we try to connect with each other in the age of social media.

Take my marriage, for example. I managed to navigate an entire marriage without having my husband on any social media platform. It was a pre-emptive strike against the potential drama of shared connections, the passive-aggressive likes, and the accidental overshares. It wasn't always easy, but it worked for us.

So, the next time you find yourself caught in the block/unblock vortex, take a moment and laugh at the  preposterousness of it all. Keep in mind, social media is just a tool, not a reflection of your worth or the depth of your relationships. 

If all else fails, just remember, you can always go old school and pick up the phone. Or, better yet, meet up in person and have an actual conversation. Who knows, you might even enjoy it.

Let's all take a collective step back from the digital drama and embrace the absurdity. Let's laugh at our own foibles, our petty grievances, and our desperate attempts to curate the perfect online persona. 

Most importantly, let's prioritize connecting with each other in the real world, where the connections are deeper, the conversations are richer, and the laughter is contagious.

Invitation: Join me in celebrating the insanity of social media! Let's embrace the chaos, the contradictions, and the sheer hilarity of it all. After all, life's too short to take it all so seriously.

P.S. If you're reading this and we haven't blocked each other... yet... are we really even friends?? 🤣🙄🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️🎭🙈📱

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