What happens when you accept a friend request?

Accepting a Friend Request means you’ll add another number to your friend count, but be cautious about who you accept, as more harm than benefit can come from doing so. The next time you receive a Friend Request, take a few minutes and do a little sleuthing before clicking on that “Accept” button.

What happens if you ignore a friend request on Facebook?

If you click the Ignore button on a friend request, the request is thrown away by Facebook. The other party isn’t notified in any way. But your would-be Facebook friend can still figure out if you’ve rejected them, simply by looking you up again.

Should you accept a friend request from someone you don’t know?

Another reason you should never accept a friend request from someone you don’t know is you don’t know if the request is coming from a real person. Hackers do set up Facebook accounts for fake people using photos they find from somewhere on the internet. I got a friend request some time ago from a woman I did not know.

Are your former high school friends unfriending you on Facebook?

To those of you, we say: You are far from alone. In reality, it appears former high school friends are unfriended more than any other group on Facebook, according to a recent study by Christopher Sibona, a doctoral student at the University of Colorado Denver.

Why do old high school friends split up on Facebook?

Old high school classmates topped both of those lists, as you can see in the table below: High school friends have Facebook-official splits for the same reason they stop talking in real life: They drift apart, in one way or another.

Should you add strangers as friends on Facebook?

Strangers as friends is simply not a good idea for several reasons. First, everything you post, upload or comment on is viewable by all of your friends (unless you choose to post to only some friends). Do you really want a stranger to see your posts from