diff --git a/src/api/friends.rs b/src/api/friends.rs
index b681b01..8975133 100644
--- a/src/api/friends.rs
+++ b/src/api/friends.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 //! Implements the following methods:
 //!
 //! - [`Sbot::block`]
+//! - [`Sbot::unblock`]
 //! - [`Sbot::follow`]
+//! - [`Sbot::unfollow`]
 //! - [`Sbot::friends_hops`]
 //! - [`Sbot::friends_is_blocking`]
 //! - [`Sbot::friends_is_following`]
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ impl Sbot {
     /// Follow a peer.
     ///
     /// This is a convenience method to publish a contact message with
-    /// following: `true` and blocking: `false`.
+    /// following: `true`.
     ///
     /// # Example
     ///
@@ -43,7 +45,36 @@ impl Sbot {
     /// }
     /// ```
     pub async fn follow(&mut self, contact: &str) -> Result<String, GolgiError> {
-        self.set_relationship(contact, true, false).await
+        self.set_relationship(contact, Some(true), None).await
+    }
+
+    /// Unfollow a peer.
+    ///
+    /// This is a convenience method to publish a contact message with
+    /// following: `false`.
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// use golgi::{Sbot, GolgiError};
+    ///
+    /// async fn unfollow_peer() -> Result<(), GolgiError> {
+    ///     let mut sbot_client = Sbot::init(None, None).await?;
+    ///
+    ///     let ssb_id = "@zqshk7o2Rpd/OaZ/MxH6xXONgonP1jH+edK9+GZb/NY=.ed25519";
+    ///
+    ///     match sbot_client.unfollow(ssb_id).await {
+    ///         Ok(msg_ref) => {
+    ///             println!("unfollow msg reference is: {}", msg_ref)
+    ///         },
+    ///         Err(e) => eprintln!("failed to unfollow {}: {}", ssb_id, e)
+    ///     }
+    ///
+    ///     Ok(())
+    /// }
+    /// ```
+    pub async fn unfollow(&mut self, contact: &str) -> Result<String, GolgiError> {
+        self.set_relationship(contact, Some(false), None).await
     }
 
     /// Block a peer.
@@ -72,7 +103,38 @@ impl Sbot {
     /// }
     /// ```
     pub async fn block(&mut self, contact: &str) -> Result<String, GolgiError> {
-        self.set_relationship(contact, false, true).await
+        // we want to unfollow and block
+        self.set_relationship(contact, Some(false), Some(true))
+            .await
+    }
+
+    /// Unblock a peer.
+    ///
+    /// This is a convenience method to publish a contact message with
+    /// blocking: `false`.
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// use golgi::{Sbot, GolgiError};
+    ///
+    /// async fn unblock_peer() -> Result<(), GolgiError> {
+    ///     let mut sbot_client = Sbot::init(None, None).await?;
+    ///
+    ///     let ssb_id = "@zqshk7o2Rpd/OaZ/MxH6xXONgonP1jH+edK9+GZb/NY=.ed25519";
+    ///
+    ///     match sbot_client.unblock(ssb_id).await {
+    ///         Ok(msg_ref) => {
+    ///             println!("unblock msg reference is: {}", msg_ref)
+    ///         },
+    ///         Err(e) => eprintln!("failed to unblock {}: {}", ssb_id, e)
+    ///     }
+    ///
+    ///     Ok(())
+    /// }
+    /// ```
+    pub async fn unblock(&mut self, contact: &str) -> Result<String, GolgiError> {
+        self.set_relationship(contact, None, Some(false)).await
     }
 
     /// Publish a contact message defining the relationship for a peer.
@@ -86,8 +148,9 @@ impl Sbot {
     ///     let mut sbot_client = Sbot::init(None, None).await?;
     ///
     ///     let ssb_id = "@zqshk7o2Rpd/OaZ/MxH6xXONgonP1jH+edK9+GZb/NY=.ed25519";
-    ///     let following = true;
-    ///     let blocking = false;
+    ///     let following = Some(true);
+    ///     // Could also be `None` to only publish the following relationship.
+    ///     let blocking = Some(false);
     ///
     ///     match sbot_client.set_relationship(ssb_id, following, blocking).await {
     ///         Ok(msg_ref) => {
@@ -102,13 +165,13 @@ impl Sbot {
     pub async fn set_relationship(
         &mut self,
         contact: &str,
-        following: bool,
-        blocking: bool,
+        following: Option<bool>,
+        blocking: Option<bool>,
     ) -> Result<String, GolgiError> {
         let msg = SsbMessageContent::Contact {
             contact: Some(contact.to_string()),
-            following: Some(following),
-            blocking: Some(blocking),
+            following,
+            blocking,
             autofollow: None,
         };
         self.publish(msg).await