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Facebook étiquette: whats the rule on adding someone as friend?

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schick85 said:
Just curious, if a girl that you barely knew in class facebooked ya, would you be okay with it?
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I would be. But if it's different with guys and girls. A girl can grab a guy's dick in public and he'd love it. But if you're a guy and you even just look at a girl's breasts, she gets offended.
 
Some of the responses here are baffling. I'm guessing a lot of you don't use it or don't have many friends in your profile (because people forget to add you)

I see she accepted it. Facebook friend invites are no big deal at all. The downside is that it really doesn't mean shit and if you really pursue her once she adds you, you'll find yourself shot down real fast.
 
Adol said:
whens the wedding
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suzu said:
So are you going to actually talk to her now (in person or otherwise)?
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wat.. ive been talking to her in person... ive made it a purpose to sit by her every class... ive just never officially asked her her name
 
Good luck, just make sure you aren't friend 1 out of 800 plus. I swear most (college) girls live by facebook. In class, if I ever see a girl with her laptop, she's either on facebook browsing by herself or showing her friends her pictures of her on facebook.
 
I guess I missed that part.

It just seems weird that you were able to talk to her and not get her name ever. :/
 
I see you already sorted out the issue...but really in college it seems like all that's necessary to be a facebook friend with someone is a single conversation. I get emails all the time from people I barely even know who are trying to add me(I should turn those notifications off)...Personally I rarely add them, cause I never go onto facebook. I hate it. I only have one cause it seems like a social obligation.

Honestly though, what I find kind of weird are friend requests from people I barely even knew years ago in high school, etc. They just start adding any names/ppl they recognize. Getting Facebook friends is like collecting Pokemon to these people.
 
Kastro said:
update: she accepted friend request :))))))))))
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Over-analysis of minutae will doom you.

If you require this level of support to make a Facebook friend request, it does not bode well for a conversation or (gasp) a date. Over complicating, over-analysing, over-consideration of your every action and response, will lead to failure.

Take a breath, say Hi to her and try and have a natural conversation. And for the love of god, don't search her FB page for clues as to what you can talk about.
 
Don't listen to these people, confirming you as a friend on Facebook is clearly a signal that she wants her penis in your vagina.
 
Kastro said:
update: she accepted friend request :))))))))))
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she's probably been waiting for you to make your move all of this time... when she saw that friend request, she felt an enormous sense of relief, excitement, and sexual arousal.... this is HUGE.... don't blow it... go big or go home, my friend... she wants you
 
OpinionatedCyborg said:
she's probably been waiting for you to make your move all of this time... when she saw that friend request, she felt an enormous sense of relief, excitement, and sexual arousal.... this is HUGE.... don't blow it... go big or go home, my friend... she wants you
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Yeah OP, you need to get over there right now. You're having sex tonight!
 
I send friend requests to people I know really well, people I barely know, and people I've never met. All of those people have accepted my requests. What's the big deal? Facebook is a networking tool.
 
hey, change your facebook status to "(your name) is soooooooo happy (her name) accepted my friend request!! :D :D :D :D" girls LOVE that shit!
 
I add both people that I really consider as a friend, to coworkers that I may never see outside of work. It's an easy way to keep track of people's names.

If someone is really offended that you added them, and they reject, so what?
 
I've been trying to get this really cute girl to accept me as a friend on Facebook. We've never communicated, or seen each other. I mean, I've seen her pictures (every single one of them), but she hasn't seen mine, since she doesn't know I exist. The problem is, she hasn't accepted my request. Well, requests, actually. What should I do?
 
Furcas said:
I've been trying to get this really cute girl to accept me as a friend on Facebook. We've never communicated, or seen each other. I mean, I've seen her pictures (every single one of them), but she hasn't seen mine, since she doesn't know I exist. The problem is, she hasn't accepted my request. Well, requests, actually. What should I do?
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Stop asking.
 
icarus-daedelus said:
Awww, look at the junior. It's so adorable!

Honestly, we'd give you guys less shit if you refrained from being dicks until you hit the magic number of posts.
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In his defense, I didn't think he was being serious in his other post.
 
Furcas said:
Ah, I just sent another request a minute ago. Can I take it back?
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A lot of fb users receive email notifications when people request friendship. You can't take that back, if it's true in her case.

Better strategy: just make it your last one.
 
Seriously, though. Is this even an issue? I meet people all the time at school and then add them on facebook later. you don't have to be bffs with someone to be on their facebook. Yesterday this girl added me that I just met. Not a big deal.
 
NimbusD said:
In college I usually added people a few days after meeting them at a party or w/e. Made some good friends that way.

It's just facebook, it's not like you dug up her phone number and are like... "Heyyy you... yeah it's me! the guy from class you talked to once!"
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Exactly, some of you guys are thinking about this way too much.
 
Kastro said:
do you have to ask someone in person or do you seem like a creep otherwise?

Im really digging this chick in one of my classes and I found her facebook but I feel wary about adding her as a friend for fear of being a creep.
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What the fuck, guy. You are bad at life.
 
MIMIC said:
Heh. Now if you prefaced your post with THAT, the joke would have been even MORE obvious :)
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point taken. I guess I give people too much credit. Definitely needed an obligatory "this is a joke - lol" for the posters who like laughter tracks on sitcoms because then they you know, know when to laugh.
 
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