Facebook's Newest Tool Helps You Limit Contact With Exes

One of the most confusing side effects of ending a relationship is navigating social media etiquette. Now, Facebook has created a tool that will help exes limit how my interaction they have on the networking platform—without forcing either party to make any rash decisions involving unfriending or blocking.

According to Facebook's announcement, users will be given the opt-in to use its new features as soon as their relationship status involving another Facebook user has changed. Here's what you'll be able to do:

1. Limit how much news you see about the other person. "See less of a former partner’s name and profile picture around Facebook without having to unfriend or block them. Their posts won’t show up in News Feed and their name won’t be suggested when people write a new message or tag friends in photos."

2. Limit what the other person can see about you. "Limit the photos, videos or status updates that a former partner will see."

3. Disentangle your social media past. "Edit who can see their past posts with a former partner and untag themselves from posts with that person."