> It actually did my fucking head in to the point where it was causing significant problems with my mental wellbeing. You could have turned off seeing updates

> It actually did my fucking head in to the point where it was causing significant problems with my mental wellbeing. You could have turned off seeing updates from her. That would not solve all the things you mentioned but it should in almost all cases suffice. Friends giving each other space is maybe a thing but not being able to handle seeing her name pop up at all is a very extreme state of affairs about which I would suggest consulting with someone. I think it's unfair to expect a feature that caters to that. You cannot just full ignore somebody in real life either, e.g. friends mentioning her name. Facebook does in fact allow you to block a person or unfriend them. If you and your friend are in agreement about giving each other space, those two options should be enough from a reasonable feature expectation standpoint. If you are friends with someone and interact a lot it's obvious and generally a good thing that Facebook highlights them. Facebook cannot know on its own that you are currently "not actually" friends with someone.