Etiquette for Ignoring Friends Requests on Facebook

[Chadmama]

HI guys

I've recently starting getting a lot of friend requests from people in high school. I'm a way different person and don't really want to reignite old friendships.

I feel rude just ignoring their friend requests. I wish them all well but don't care to keep in touch.

I thought about emailing each person that sends a request and telling them I hope they are doing great and explaining why I'm not accepting their invite but I'm afraid that's just a way to ease my guilt.

Would you just ignore them or explain why you aren't going to accept the invite? Or do you think I should just accept the invite and deal with it.

Thanks












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[smithmountainlake]

Hi, It is not totally rude, if you ignore some request, especially coming from people you do not know nor recall. They will understand that. But why not check on mutual friends first, that way, you can verify if you are connected or not.

[aaronblack]

Originally Posted by smithmountainlake

Hi, It is not totally rude, if you ignore some request, especially coming from people you do not know nor recall. They will understand that. But why not check on mutual friends first, that way, you can verify if you are connected or not.

+1 there. You dont have to accept every request that comes in !

[jo blogs]

I feel the same way. I moved from England and have started a new life. I keep getting requests from people I knew 20 odd years ago. I've moved on.