Facebook, to me, is becoming more like everyone’s diary. When did “Likes” become more meaningful than a hug from a best friend? When did it become more special to share your feelings about your loved ones on Facebook instead of in person?

 I am a little old-fashioned and I still believe life is about more than social media.

 I have less than 200 friends on my Facebook and only a handful of them I actually enjoy seeing in my news feed. The majority of my friends post the most annoying, dramatic and negative things, like how much they hate Starbucks or that they are having a bad hair day.

 My first complaint is the “beggars”. The people who are so desperate for attention that they post a million selfies with statuses about how bad their day is going. They go on and on about it, but when someone asks what is wrong they say, “I don’t want to talk about it.”

 Really? Because you were sure talking a lot about it before someone asked.

 Beggars also normally have an insane number of friends, probably over 1,000, in case it improves their chances of receiving attention. They could make it a lot easier, though, and change the hashtag from #selfie to #needsattention.

 I refer to other friends on my Facebook as the “lovers.” They are the ones who are in a relationship for two weeks and are already fighting with their boyfriend or girlfriends, on Facebook, over who loves the other one more.

 The other lover friends post a novel about how amazing their significant other is. I am glad you guys are happy, but your post took 30 minutes to read. That is a half hour of my life I will never get back.

 I have a close-friends list of about 15 people. These are the people who have kept their Facebook posts consistent and rational. The posts have one thing in common: they are not about themselves.

 Everytime I see one of these friends on my news feed, my Facebook gets a little brighter. Their posts either inspire me, educate me or make me laugh. They make their Facebook posts about their friends, and that is why I am proud to call them my friends.

 I propose that anyone who feels like they need to post their feelings on Facebook should get a close-friends list too. Next time you want to tell someone about your bad hair day, message someone in your close-friends list and maybe make plans to meet up with them.

Meeting with one or two close friends can offer more attention and affection than Facebook can.