What is the etiquette in dating a former high school acquaintances

You know you could just not put it on Facebook?

>>18290635
Is he someone you talk to normally in the course of your day/have any sort of friendly relationship with?

>yes
Probably should give him a heads up if you value that relationship. Some guys take bros before hos seriously and as much as you may like this girl, a heads up is the least a friend deserves.

>no
Then why the fuck do you care what he thinks? If he's a casual acquaintance/facebook """"""""""friend"""""""""" you don't really care about his feelings anyway.

>I hate facebook, but its necessary
No, no it isn't, the fact that you think it is speaks to your intelligence.

>>18290635
It is a former high school acquaintance, not your friend, so I don't think you should give him explanation or stress over it anyway. Just do what you do and if he starts commenting or being annoying unfriend him.

>>18290641

Yeah, but it will be apparent in other ways, photos/posts/comments etc.

And also I have never initiated a relationship change on facebook, it has always been the girl, so if she asks if I want to I don't really have a good reason to say no.

>>18290646

Since high school ended 9 years ago I have seen him once or twice, we've exchanged birthday messages on facebook, played a game or two here and there, liked each others shit etc. Just a friendly acquaintance I've kept around on my account among 50 or so others of the same nature.

>No, no it isn't

I'm at university and it makes it a lot easier to communicate and make connections, not to mention group work. Most people aren't fans of email/text/phone calls so its the alternative. Its also the main form of contact all of my friends and family use to organise events/hang out. It might not be 100% necessary but to say its not convenient would be a lie.

>>18290646
>>18290666

I also forgot to mention that you're right I don't value the relationship at all, I just haven't been in this situation before and wanted to know if there was something I should be doing. My plan was to do nothing and delete him if he's disrespectful, and that seems to be the consensus here.

>>18290666
>necessary
>convenient

Learn the difference satan. PS, anyone who exclusively communicates to you through facebook, probably doesn't actually give a shit about you. Facebook is a grotesque psychological experiment to exploit people's emotions and interpersonal connections for ad revenue.

Stop it.