Facebook put up a post on their blog yesterday on “What Happens If I Ignore a Friend Request?” This is a question that I’ve been asked about on several occasions, and even wondered about myself. Actually, I’ve wondered what happens if I decide that I don’t think this whole “friend” thing is working out.

Well, according to Facebook, if you receive a friend request that you would like to (politely) deny you can just choose to click on Ignore, and that person will not receive notification of your decision. They will still be able to send you another request later and maybe you’ll have warmed up to the idea by then. Of course you have the option to do neither and just leave the “Friend Request” in limbo.

But in the event that guilt or persistence gets the better of you and you do accept this “friend” into your inner circle, you can go to their profile and scroll down to the bottom of the left hand side column and click on Remove from Friends, and they will be none the wiser. Unless, you are one out of five of their only Facebook friends, in which case you’re on your own.

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