Is Facebook missing me?

No. I am on Facebook on and off all day. Can't imagine life without it now. Of course they aren't missing you, just using an algorithm. Stay off if you don't like it.

If I wasn't on FB I would not have a clue where my family were or what they are up to.

I could be repeating myself ......

Sometimes out of boredom/ curiousity i click on friends of friends only to find i can see all their posts. When i point this out they are always surprised. Too many dont check their privacy.
Husband has facebook and i look in and ocassionally comment but wouldnt want it myself as most of my friends dont and having no family apart from our children, would have an Embarrassing lack of 'friends'. Could be depressing. Then how about people who value themselves by the amount of ' likes' on posts. Could be depressing,

I closed my Facebook account years ago.

Christinefrance you ask "why can't people talk face to face anymore". In a lot of cases families are scattered or even abroad so face to face isn't possible and I certainly would not have the connection with my scattered family/friends without social media. I often get pics and videos from my son and partner who live abroad of my lovely grandson who would be a stranger to me without that.
I for one am exceeding grateful it now exists.

I read somewhere that young people are not using FB etc as much as they did due to the unpleasantness on there. I never have used social media but have been at the receiving end of nasty comments on there, why can't people talk face to face any more. I use Whatsapp as well for family contact.

I look at FB every night in bed. I have several different pages on my news feed and some are quiet amusing. I am also a member of our local history page and local gossip page. I find out what D is up too more through FB than any other way as she works long hrs and posts at silly o'clock. D and I use Whatsap and a friend and I also communicate via Whatsap.

I put my Facebook account into limbo last week. I couldn't see any point in keeping it open as I rarely use it or even look at it. I find it very irritating that so many sites I want to look at only have Facebook contact these days, like my favourite fishing venue, who now put all their latest information on a Facebook site and not on their website.

I love FB for many reasons but you’re wrong about youngsters Giulia most have moved away from fb ages ago They are all Snapchatting and instagramming and whatsapping . My grandkids signed me up for snapchat and I hate it they send me love pictures and they are gone in a few seconds I like to have a picture I can look at more than once or copy and keep
I have found long lost school friends on FB Set up a local group which started with 27 members and now has 470 buy and sell things locally and belong to hobby and political groups which give me a lot of pleasure ( and pain) I see when things are happening locally which I would probably miss otherwise, play games with ‘unknown’ people I keep my privacy settings tight so none of these other things interfere with my timeline
So I use it a lot it’s my newspaper, my shop, my photo album, and my friend keeper

If that's your feeling then just go with it. Personally it's the way I keep up with the goings on with many family members far and near.
We have a private family group in which we organise meet ups/meals and such so there is no need for phoning around a dozen people to arrange things. Younger ones use other sites than FB too but always join in any family banter that's going on.

Fussbook, Fakebook, "pity likes" ...

I use it (or should I say don't use it) pretty much as you describe, but I've not received any bothersome reminders, so maybe it has something to do with your settings?

Imperfect27: I do feel just as you do and have not actively used it for several years. It seems it is virtually impossible to close one's account - involves writing to head office in California or something. I also have some contacts who seem hurt by my not using it.

I do find it is the younger family members and contacts who get a lot of joy from Facebook. I consider myself an oldie and prefer to write regular emails or I also use whatsapp for quick communication, sending on photos etc..