Facebook....how do you handle it?

[some guy]

I'm under the impression if you use the new 'unsubscribe' feature to a person then they also won't see your status updates (because you wont see theirs).

To do this, go to someone's profile and see the 'friends', and 'message' tabs (message has the cog icon beside it) - these are located at the top-right of the middle section of a wall below the header and above the newsfeed.

Hover (hover) your cursor over the 'FRIENDS' tab to see a drop down list of options and one should read something like 'Show in newsfeed'. If this option has a tick, then this person's updates appear on your wall, and yours on theirs. If you click this option and uncheck it, they vanish from your newsfeed but not your friendlist.

One thing about doing this, I've met people who didn't like my doing this to them (I post alot so people subscribed to my updates notice) and, as opposed to my being anything special (I know I'm not) they took my doing that as a slap in their face and removed me from their friendlists.

Personally, I think if someone unfriends you (without good reason) then they shouldn't be your friend anyway. Privacy is absolutely your rite and, if you don't want to share your every little thing, all power to you.