Friends???

Recently I removed over 260 of my Facebook "friends" in order to reduce the list to the people I have contacted over the last year or so and am strongly connected to in one way or another. I didn't start out trying to get a large group of friends as some way of feeling good about myself. My friends list expanded mainly because I attempted to put on an all class reunion for my high school and it evolved into me adding those that I talked to about the reunion. The reunion didn't pan out, but I kept these "friends" still on my list. I must admit that at times seeing 338 people listed felt kind of cool, but then I thought who are all these people? Many of them I am sure are very nice, but I could not tell you one thing about them. It became tedious having to create groups so I could see what was happening with the people I really knew and thus truly wanted to know what they were doing. I can't tell you how much better it feels. It is like a little weight off my back. Pretty much nobody that is off my list commented on any of my postings as they probably have large lists themselves and I clearly was not a priority. This is completely fine as I don't need affirmation from near strangers to know that I am okay. I've got 76 true connections right now that I can better keep up with. Also, I have my parents, sister, fiancee, and my daughter who when she gives me a hug makes everything seem alright.