How to See Your Friendship and Relationship History on Facebook

Facebook has a useful feature that allows you to look back on your friendship and relationship history. This can be a nice way to take a trip down memory lane and reminisce about connections you’ve made over the years.

Specifically, Facebook allows you to see details about when you became friends with someone, any past relationship statuses you’ve had, and when you changed those statuses.

So if you’ve ever wondered things like “When did I become friends with my best friend on Facebook?” or “When did I change my relationship status to ‘In a Relationship’ with my partner?” – Facebook keeps track of all of that.

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How to View Your Relationship History on Facebook

Viewing your relationship history on Facebook is easy, whether you use the desktop site or the mobile app.

On desktop

Click on the arrow in the top right and go to Settings & Privacy > Settings
On the left sidebar, click “See More” under Access Your Information
Choose “Access your information” then click on “Personal information”
Under the Profile Information section, click “See more”
You’ll then see your relationship history listed under Relationship Status

On mobile

Tap the three line menu icon
Go to Settings & Privacy > Settings
Tap “Access your information” then “Personal information”
Tap “See more” below your Profile Information
Scroll down and tap on Relationship Status to see your full history

As you can see, the process is very similar on desktop and mobile. The key things to look for are the “Access your information” and “Personal Information” menus where relationship status history is housed.

From there, you’ll get a complete record of past relationships and the relevant dates when they were in effect.

How to View Your Friendship History on Facebook

Checking your friendship history with someone on Facebook just takes a few taps:

On desktop

Go to your friend’s profile page
Click on the three dots beside their name
A dropdown menu appears – click on “See friendship”
You’ll then see details like when you became friends and mutual friends

On mobile

Go to your friend’s profile page
Tap on the three dots next to their name
Select “See friendship” from the menu
It will show your friendship history together

While you have to check friends individually, it only takes a few seconds each. This makes it easy to browse your friendship histories with those closest to you.

You can also search for friends you became friends with during a certain year or month. Just visit the Friends section under your profile and search by date.

How to Delete Relationship History on Facebook

If you want to delete part of your relationship history on Facebook, that’s easy to do as well:

On desktop

Go to Settings & Privacy > Settings
Click “See More” under Access Your Information
Select “Access your information” then “Personal information”
Besides your relationship status history, click the three dots and select “Delete”

On mobile

Go to Settings & Privacy > Settings
Tap “Access your information” and “Personal information”
Tap the three dots next to the status and choose “Delete”

It will instantly remove any relationship statuses you don’t want visible. Just be aware that deleting the status won’t delete any posts or photos associated with that time.

Conclusion

As you have seen, Facebook makes it simple to look back on your friendship and relationship histories. You can view details on individual friend connections, see a complete relationship record, and delete any unwanted statuses.

So next time you’re feeling nostalgic about connections from your past, you can easily take a stroll down memory lane right from your Facebook profile.