# Facebook just caused me to delete pending "friend" request! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 21, 2010, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-just-caused-me-to-delete-pending-friend-request/557949 "2010-10-21T22:34:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Washoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecae2f/32.png) [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-just-caused-me-to-delete-pending-friend-request/557949/21 "2010-10-25T20:39:00Z")
Serious answer? Facebook has been doing a lot of weird shit to me too lately. Friends seem to pop in and out of existence like virtual particles. And they’re not defriending me, I checked. Fortunately, I don’t give a shit because fb is an insignificant part of my online existence. I spend a few minutes every day there, but if it disappeared tomorrow it really wouldn’t have any effect on me. ---
**Author:** ![skargo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@skargo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skargo)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-just-caused-me-to-delete-pending-friend-request/557949/22 "2010-10-27T02:59:15Z")
They are not really your friends, they just want to see how much better they are than you. Don’t fall for the hype, delete all of your “friends”… ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-just-caused-me-to-delete-pending-friend-request/557949/23 "2010-10-28T06:04:56Z")
I just can’t figure out why Facebook search isn’t tied in with all the other information they have. It should prioritize friends’ friends and people who live nearby (like in the same state). And it’s not like you can just look up by state, either. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-just-caused-me-to-delete-pending-friend-request/557949.md?page=1)