sesfw
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Today is the first day of the rest of my life
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Post by sesfw on Jul 1, 2016 10:52:42 GMT -5
I keep my FB friends limited. I also get strange requests but if I don't know you personally and like you I delete your name.
I'm 'friends' with my cousin but she usually posts political junk so I have blocked that particular thread from her. Now all I see are comments about her kids and grands.
I am in one closed group of people from my grief recovery days on the internet.
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Lizard Queen
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Joined: Jan 17, 2011 22:19:13 GMT -5
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Post by Lizard Queen on Jul 1, 2016 12:14:56 GMT -5
I've accidentally sent friend requests to random people by swiping my phone wrong. One that I absolutely didn't know, I deleted after he accepted.
(All right, can someone please add me to the kid steps group? I'm feeling a little less paranoid these days.)
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justme
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Post by justme on Jul 1, 2016 15:39:10 GMT -5
Today I got a request from a guy I went on a date with. Um, there's a reason it was only one date... Maybe he's like my bff and apparently her new guy where they were fb, instagram, and Snapchat friends before they even met. While I usually don't add a guy until they make it several dates down the line. (Though I also don't delete all dating apps after one date like her either lol) |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2016 16:55:43 GMT -5
I've received a few really weird ones like 20 year old guys from the Midwest which helped me practice my "delete & block" skills. Most of mine are folks from the neighborhood that I can't afford to piss off so I accept them but don't follow. When I am really bored I check their page and remember why I don't like them. It's sort of fun to watch the oversharing especially among those involved in relationships outside of their marriages. I need a cheat sheet (pun intended) to tell between the photos with hubby, brother, boyfriend #1, boyfriend #2 etc. They all look disturbingly similar, and look a lot like a younger version of her dad. I think there's some issues if you know what I mean.
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thyme4change
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Post by thyme4change on Jul 2, 2016 21:36:03 GMT -5
We recently went to several weddings of young couples, who know my husband. I am now friends with the guy that was best man at one wedding, his fiance, and some random table mate. I am also friends with my niece's husband's brother. Some people friend liberally.
I do get tons and tons of LinkedIn requests from people I believe to be selling financial products. I guess that is the new cold call.
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toomuchreality
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Joined: Sept 3, 2011 10:28:25 GMT -5
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Favorite Drink: Sometimes I drink water... just to surprise my liver!
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Post by toomuchreality on Jul 3, 2016 0:02:56 GMT -5
I swear, some people don't even care about knowing you, they just want to be the one with the most "friends".
I also am one that doesn't have an abundant amount of friends, on FB. I don't want people assuming, or thinking I saw some announcement, or post they made, when I didn't. I don't get on FB a whole lot. And I don't post a lot of personal stuff. Not even pictures. If I want someone to know something, I will tell them.
When one of my nieces got married, I didn't get an invitation, so I didn't go. I heard later, she posted the invitation on FB. I honestly never saw it. But not everyone does FB.
If I'm important enough to someone, they know how to reach me. I don't go looking for wedding and shower invitations etc, on FB.
I don't like getting random friend requests and I don't send random friend requests.
One time, I sent a friend request to a friend of my niece, in error. I thought I was doing something else (I liked something she posted.) I can't remember now, what I thought I was doing / going to do. But as soon as I realized what I had actually done, I sent her a personal message to explain and apologize. She was very nice about it. Whew!
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Plain Old Petunia
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bloom where you are planted
Joined: Dec 21, 2010 2:09:44 GMT -5
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Post by Plain Old Petunia on Jul 5, 2016 12:36:34 GMT -5
I got a friend request recently from some guy I don't know from Adam at like 2 am. In his profile pic, he is sitting on a bunk in a prison cell. How does he have FB access at 2 am? Sheesh.
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lexxy703
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Post by lexxy703 on Jul 5, 2016 13:03:41 GMT -5
I got a friend request recently from some guy I don't know from Adam at like 2 am. In his profile pic, he is sitting on a bunk in a prison cell. How does he have FB access at 2 am? Sheesh. That is pretty creepy! |
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Plain Old Petunia
Senior Member
bloom where you are planted
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Post by Plain Old Petunia on Jul 5, 2016 15:56:51 GMT -5
I got a friend request recently from some guy I don't know from Adam at like 2 am. In his profile pic, he is sitting on a bunk in a prison cell. How does he have FB access at 2 am? Sheesh. That is pretty creepy! Yes, it was. So...we're getting married next week! I just love a guy with neck tats. Thanks, Facebook! |
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toomuchreality
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Post by toomuchreality on Jul 6, 2016 6:45:16 GMT -5
Ugh. I got a random friend request about an hour ago. Someone I don't know. He only has 3 friends, so I feel bad about not accepting. But where did he get my name from?!  |
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tloonya
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What status?
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Post by tloonya on Jul 9, 2016 13:02:54 GMT -5
Not often, although I've found myself accidentally following people I don't know and I can't figure out how that happens. I'm friends with a few people from here on facebook and somehow started following and I think even sent a friend request to one of their friends...I thought it was odd that I saw so many of this random person's posts, but facebook will show you what other people like and I just scrolled past. One day I realized I saw a post that my friend hadn't liked that clued me in to check it out. I'm not a crazy stalker I swear! 
I just had a person following me in the building because we were going to the same place. When I had turned my head to look who it was she says 'I am not following you'...and I am like 'Yes you are'...and we laughed. There need to be another word for it.
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