Facebook:: 1,963 Photos

Oh, yes, how incredibly awesome is it when you realize that the majority of your photos on Facebook are with your significant other? And that you have entire albums dedicated to trips/birthday parties/family vacations/holidays/etc. What do you do with all those photos?

Fortunately, you have several different options when it comes to facebook photos. My computer crashed last year, so there are 2+ years of photos on Facebook that I cannot access anywhere else. Therefore, I had to go with the following option below, as deleting full on albums was not a luxury I could afford. Let's be honest - you are going to want to look back at those photos when you are in a happier place. Or when you are having a great "Pity; Party of One" on a lonely Saturday night with a nice tall glass of vodka.


Option #1: The "Only Me" Option
(Again, this is available to you as of September 13th, 2010)

• Login to Facebook
• Go to Account - Privacy Settings
• Click "Customize Setting"
• Click "Edit Album Privacy"
• Go through your albums. Feel free to make some of them "Only Me", and customize others for particular people to view.

When you make albums that are available for you only to view, it allows you to keep the photos on Facebook, but no one (including yourself) has to know. I enjoy this option best, as it's like a dirty little secret that only you know you have. And, it will drive the other significant other nuts that the photos "disappeared", however they still remained "tagged" (vindictive, I know, but yet still satisfying).

Option #2 - Delete, Delete, Delete

This option is the easiest, and most cutthroat of them all. You are DONE. Done with photos, the jerk/bitch cheated on you, or you cry every time you see a picture of you and your significant other. Just delete your albums.

• Login to Facebook
• Go to your Profile
• Click on "My Photos"
• Go to any particular album you would like to delete
• Go to "Edit Album"
• Under the "Edit Album" feature, go to the "Delete Tab"
• Delete the album, and any memories you may have from it

Now, if this is the case, and you are so bold to delete your albums on Facebook, may I also suggest erasing them from your hard drive. And burning any said printed photos around the house. If you don't do all of the above, it's like going on a diet. You will ALWAYS lose your willpower, and cheat. Those photos are the "Twinkies" of your computer. You know they are there, and late one night, they will call to you. And you will succumb.

Option # 3 - Un-Tag

Probably the most passive agressive approach, however this does work. Go through your photos. Untag your ex. Untag yourself from photos your ex has up. Just do a virtual clense, and you will be much happier for it.

Whichever option you decide to go with, I wish you the best. Photos are difficult, as they are a constant reminder of the good time you had with your ex. No one ever takes photos of the screaming matches or the sad times. If they did, photos would be a whole hell of a lot easier to look at.