Another silly Facebook question...feeling blown off.

[Anonymous]

I usually write a note on my friend requests b/c my name changed, and I would say I only get something back 30% of the time.

I don't let it bother me- if it were a message, maybe I'd expect a higher response rate, but you just kind of have to ignore it!

Sometimes people take a few weeks to write back (I am guilty of this myself)

[Anonymous]

She might not be at a good place in her life, OP.

[Anonymous]

"In this area of DC/MD/VA, FaceBook is just LinkedIn on steroids with your MIL watching"

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This made me laugh-thank you-too funny!

I also agree that the person might not get how this all works or may not be in a good place in life. I'm not on FB, but a couple we were friends with stopped ever inviting us over and slowly stopped accepting our invitations so things faded. One of them contacted us close to a year later and it turns out they were separated and they are now divorced.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree with PP. I hate FB. It's an immature way of communicating with "friends."

It depends how you use it. I use it to communicate and keep in touch with both family and friends - without it I'm pretty out of the loop with my family since they live so far away. I don't do the games or friend random people to increase my friend count.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree with PP. I hate FB. It's an immature way of communicating with "friends."

It depends how you use it. I use it to communicate and keep in touch with both family and friends - without it I'm pretty out of the loop with my family since they live so far away. I don't do the games or friend random people to increase my friend count.

Same. Well, except I do love a little Scrabble with my college roommates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One of my recently found friends just isn't very tech savvy and really can't figure out much on Facebook. She couldn't figure out how to send me back a message! Don't take it personally - some people only sign up and check it every once in a while.

Yes--just taught my dad, who has had a facebook account for a while, what messages are!

[Anonymous]

I am surprised by the number of facebook loathers. I have a big family and we are not that close and I use facebook as a way to see what my nieces and nephews are up to. (I was a very young aunt so I have nieces and nephews in their 20's.) I have also gotten in touch with some cousins via facebook. I do have a lot of "fake" friends...people I went to high school with that I'm not necessarily friendly with and I've been debating deleting those but really, I think it's kind of fun to see what people are up to. I hate all the games and stuff though. I'm not one to pick up the phone to chit chat so facebook suits me well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree with PP. I hate FB. It's an immature way of communicating with "friends."

Nuh-uh! I'm rubber and you're glue!

Now, THAT'S an immature way of communicating. That, and anonymous insults of other people's activities.

I fail to see what's immature about seeing pictures of people's families, discussing news items in near-real-time, and maintaining relationships that would otherwise be lost to the pace of modern life.

OP, I hear you. It sucks to have your memories tainted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am surprised by the number of facebook loathers. I have a big family and we are not that close and I use facebook as a way to see what my nieces and nephews are up to. (I was a very young aunt so I have nieces and nephews in their 20's.) I have also gotten in touch with some cousins via facebook. I do have a lot of "fake" friends...people I went to high school with that I'm not necessarily friendly with and I've been debating deleting those but really, I think it's kind of fun to see what people are up to. I hate all the games and stuff though. I'm not one to pick up the phone to chit chat so facebook suits me well.

DCUM is the natuaral habit of multifacted loathers..FB just another target