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by lordCarbonFiber 2987 days ago
As mentioned elsewhere in this thread, it's probably so they don't recommend those connections in the future. I think the average user would be much more upset at facebook recommending they add their ex as a friend (because of course you have a lot of mutual connections, tagged pictures, and other flags that might indicate a strong bond) than just keeping a black list of people you've chosen to remove.
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My bad; that's social media 101.
Which is odd because Facebook routinely has recommended ex's.