Heartaches and breakups are predominant subjects in our modern culture, particularly on social media. In fact, these subjects are so prevalent that Facebook is testing new features to help soften the blow of a breakup.

As announced in a blog post, Facebook has rolled out some test features for US mobile users, to help them suffer less pain when perusing Facebook after a breakup. Now, when a member of the test demographic changes their status to indicate that they are no longer in a relationship, they will be promoted to try a few new tools.

First, they can opt to see less of a previous partner’s name and profile picture, but without having to unfriend or block them. What changes is that the ex’s posts won’t show up in News Feed, and their name won’t pop up as a suggestion when tagging people in photos.

For example, exes of Taylor Swift will see something akin to the picture below. What most people might find more enticing however, is that you can also limit what your ex sees, and even control who can see your past posts.

Like a well-meaning relative, Facebook understands that not all of life’s moments will be remembered fondly. In fact, seems like some of their users made that explicitly clear:

Facebook is a place for sharing life’s important moments, which for many people include their romantic relationships. When a relationship ends, we’ve heard from people that they sometimes have questions about the options available to them on Facebook.

Facebook is committed to keeping their users as happy as possible. Facebook understands that people’s inner Eeyore tends to comes out after a breakup, which is why Facebook wants to minimize their users’ misery as much as possible:

This work is part of our ongoing effort to develop resources for people who may be going through difficult moments in their lives. We hope these tools will help people end relationships on Facebook with greater ease, comfort and sense of control.

Will these new features help alleviate the pain of a breakup, or will it only exacerbate the underlying emotions? Only time will tell.

For more information, check out Mashable.