Friend Rejections: What Happens?

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Rejecting a friend request typically does not notify the requester, allowing users to avoid feelings of rudeness or guilt. Many participants express concern about rejecting unknown individuals while wanting to maintain a friendly atmosphere. Some consider crafting polite messages to explain their hesitation, but others suggest that it’s unnecessary since the requester likely understands the situation. The discussion highlights a shared anxiety about social interactions online, particularly regarding friendship dynamics. Ultimately, users agree that leaving requests unanswered is a common and acceptable practice.
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What happens if I reject a friend request? Will the requester get a message saying that I have rejected him/her?
 
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Math Is Hard said:
What happens if I reject a friend request? Will the requester get a message saying that I have rejected him/her?

no, nothing happens
 
ok, thanks. I got one from someone I don't know, and I don't want to add them, but I don't want to be rude, either. :redface:
 
Whew! Same situation here, and I also didn't want to be rude! What a relief!:rolleyes:
 
Send 'em over to me. I love being rude.
 
Math Is Hard said:
ok, thanks. I got one from someone I don't know, and I don't want to add them, but I don't want to be rude, either. :redface:

So you'll just leave them hanging :-p
 
muppet said:
So you'll just leave them hanging :-p

That's what I had been doing. I had no idea what happened either and didn't want them to feel rejected if they were just someone new trying to figure out how PF works, but didn't want to really add someone I don't know either. I figured maybe eventually I'd approve their request later if I found out who they were and liked them. :rolleyes:
 
Hmm, I just got a new friend request as well. I'm guessing that it's probably from the same member who requested friendship with you guys...
 
Defennder said:
Hmm, I just got a new friend request as well. I'm guessing that it's probably from the same member who requested friendship with you guys...

I don't have a stalker...
I feel left out :cry:


:biggrin:
 
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muppet said:
So you'll just leave them hanging :-p

*sigh* you're right.

the guilt..the guilt.. :frown:
 
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Math Is Hard said:
*sigh* you're right.

the guilt..the guilt.. :frown:
"Why do MIH hate me?" "Why don't she write?"

Ah the pain, the angst, the self-loathing...

That's OK, MIH, don't even think about the psychological damage you are wreaking with your callous indifference to your potential friends. :cry:
 
  • #12
<Evo checks to see if MIH has rejected her>

PHEW! I'm still MIH's friend!

http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/6785/pyrodancepleaseft2.gif

muppet said:
I don't have a stalker...
I feel left out :cry:


:biggrin:
Check again.
 
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Evo said:
PHEW! I'm still MIH's friend!
I might not be, after she reads my (just joshing!) post above. Maybe a jar of habanero relish would patch things up...
 
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turbo-1 said:
"Why do MIH hate me?" "Why don't she write?"

Ah the pain, the angst, the self-loathing...

That's OK, MIH, don't even think about the psychological damage you are wreaking with your callous indifference to your potential friends. :cry:

Evo said:
<Evo checks to see if MIH has rejected her>

PHEW! I'm still MIH's friend!

http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/6785/pyrodancepleaseft2.gif
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OKAY! OKAY! UNCLE!

I will craft a tactful letter explaining that it's not really a rejection, just more of a "wait list" situation. The request will be reconsidered at a later date when I have gotten a chance to know something about the requestor.
 
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Math Is Hard said:
OKAY! OKAY! UNCLE!

I will craft a tactful letter explaining that it's not really a rejection, just more of a "wait list" situation. The request will be reconsidered at a later date when I have gotten a chance to know something about the requestor.
You don't need to do that, it is probably the same person that has sent friendship requests to several of us in the past couple of days.
 
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Evo said:
You don't need to do that, it is probably the same person that has sent friendship requests to several of us in the past couple of days.

shoot. I just finished composing my thoughtful, sensitive letter. I even included a list of members to approach who might have lower friendship standards.
 
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Math Is Hard said:
shoot. I just finished composing my thoughtful, sensitive letter. I even included a list of members to approach who have might lower friendship standards.
I'd like to see that list, Left-Coaster. Could be fun.

Edit: I'm probably on the list. I haven't refused anybody.

Funny, since I subscribe to Groucho's philosophy that I wouldn't want to belong to any club that would agree to have me as a member... :redface:
 
  • #18
Math Is Hard said:
shoot. I just finished composing my thoughtful, sensitive letter. I even included a list of members to approach who have might lower friendship standards.
:smile:

Evo<----sopping Fresca out of her keyboard
 
  • #19
Evo said:
Check again.

Evo you hardly count as an unknown stalker... but thanks!

turbo-1 said:
"Why do MIH hate me?" "Why don't she write?"

Ah the pain, the angst, the self-loathing...

Too much blues just isn't healthy for a guy :biggrin:
 
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G01 said:
Whew! Same situation here, and I also didn't want to be rude! What a relief!:rolleyes:

O.O omg, me too..I wonder if it was the same person.
Strange. I was like, I don't know you.
 
  • #21
Well whoever it is will know if they ever find this thread.
 
  • #22
I feel so loved! :blushing:
:-p
 
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On a related note, I just got added on msn by an e-mail address I didn't recognise. Conversation:
ME: Hi who's this?
Them: Hey. Age/sex/location?
 
  • #24
What happens if one 'breaks a friendship'?
 
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muppet said:
On a related note, I just got added on msn by an e-mail address I didn't recognise. Conversation:
ME: Hi who's this?
Them: Hey. Age/sex/location?

I only added some stranger once ... and had this same conversation.
also:
ME: did I give u my id?
Her: that was my sister ...
ME: ook, later!

and, I blocked her.
 
  • #26
Math Is Hard said:
What happens if I reject a friend request? Will the requester get a message saying that I have rejected him/her?

Don't you see a minus beside his name?:-p
 
  • #27
Hootenanny said:
What happens if one 'breaks a friendship'?
I think your avatar just disappears from their friend's list.
 
  • #28
You could try it with me Evo as long as we became friends afterwards again.
 

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