Excelsior! Academy Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 in high school sends you a Facebook friend request? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 ignore. Why would I make room in my life for this person now? 22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 I'd think it odd that they sent the request and then hit ignore. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Ignore... (Disclaimer, I don't use FB.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonsong Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 My curiosity would get the better of me and I would accept it. Then if they gave me grief I'd remove them. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 I might hit "accept" and then look at their page and then delete them. :) 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyandbob Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 i might get curious and look at their page. I might not. After I dealt with possible curiosity, I'd block them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMamaBird Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 That would be a big old NOPE for me. I don't have time for drama or stress, real or perceived in my life. I see FB as inviting those people into my living room. If I wouldn't want the physical person around me, there's no way I'm frending them on FB. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 People do change, but if you aren't interested just ignore the request. There's no rule that says you have to respond to every friend request you are sent. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Yeah, I might accept and then, if anything happens, delete. But maybe not. Maybe you don't want them to access everything your "friends" can access. I have accepted people I was neutral about, but I don't know that I would from someone who was actively horrible to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 I send them a message: "Heard you want to be friends now. HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHA!" Jk. It's never happened to me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Definitely ignore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butter Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Accept and if they haven't changed, delete. People change. My brother's bully friended him on Facebook some time ago. He apologized for being a little jerk. He's changed a lot. He and my brother are pretty far apart on the political spectrum, but they both greatly enjoy debating and do it quite civilly and with some amusing banter to boot. They've ended up quite good friends. You just never know. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 It would depend on what exactly they did in high school. If it was someone who was catty and mean, I'd probably accept the request and try to forgive them. (Though if they prove they're still catty and mean, they'd be unfriended very quickly.) If it was someone who assaulted me or something along those lines, I'd be a lot more hesitant. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptor_dad Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 I'd just assume they wanted to sell me something... god, essential oils, insurance, politics... whatever. I'd ignore it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 If it stresses you or you're still at all traumatized by how terrible they were, ignore them. If you're way over it and are just sort of confused and/or curious, friend them to see what they're up to and then drop them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Are they someone that you'd pursue a relationship/friendship with now? If not, then "Ignore." I've got enough acquaintances; I don't need to add the blast-from-the-plast version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 I'd probably ignore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolt. Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Ignore. Not worth a moment's thought. There are lots of good people in the world -- no need to dig up the past to see if maybe someone has grown up. Chances are they have (teenagers are not known for their good judgement and relationship skills), but it's still got nothing to do with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Ignored the request from someone who had physically assaulted me in middle school. It was a history that I did not want to re-hash even if they had changed or maybe even wanted to apologize. It was traumatic, and I've moved on so really no need to explore the topic or find out the person hadn't changed and was just looking for an opportunity to be a jerk. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinE Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 I have ignored those requests. They weren't your friends. They aren't your friends now. Don't add them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Ignore. But FYI, FB can automatically generates requests. I have gotten requests from people, and explained that I don't really do FB, only to have them say they have no idea what I am talking about. Someone got a friend request from me once. I have NEVER sent a request. EVER. It's weird and unsettling. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Awful all of the time? I'd probably ignore. But if a friendship ended in an awful way, I might accept. Facebook is a strange thing. I am FB friends with a dozen or so people from elementary school, and childhood neighbors, although we never spoke to each other while in high school together. I completely ignored them, and it may have been mutual. I don't know. But we had an unusual situation in elementary school that bonded us, enough to become FB friends three decades later. I am so blessed by their (online) friendships now, friendlier with these people than some who were very good friends back then. For me, it would depend on the person and the situation, I suppose. The friend requests that floor me are the people who went to the same school but I swear I did not know. Now I'm realizing I may have been on a "suggested friends" list, haha!! On a completely different note, I became FB friends with two former classmates whom I never knew, following the death of a mutual friend. Again, friendships I now treasure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 I've become friends with those who were not nice to me in high school. I've noticed the ones in my life have all changed and are rather awesome people now. I'm glad I took the chance. If I took a chance and they hadn't changed, I wouldn't feel guilty about unfriending them at all. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted November 16, 2015 Author Share Posted November 16, 2015 I accepted....time will tell. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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