# How do I make a Facebook "friend request" just disappear? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 6, 2024, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-facebook-friend-request-just-disappear/1011234 "2024-12-06T02:14:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jaycat.again](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat.again/32/11525_2.png) [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-facebook-friend-request-just-disappear/1011234/1 "2024-12-06T02:14:14Z")
That’s the question. I don’t want to accept it, and I don’t want to delete it. What to do? ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-facebook-friend-request-just-disappear/1011234/2 "2024-12-06T02:15:11Z")
You delete it. The person who sent it isn’t informed of anything. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-facebook-friend-request-just-disappear/1011234/3 "2024-12-06T02:46:42Z")
Or you can just ignore the request. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-facebook-friend-request-just-disappear/1011234/4 "2024-12-06T02:55:32Z")
Accept the request. Then immediately block them. I know you don’t want to delete it. Is there a specific reason? ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-facebook-friend-request-just-disappear/1011234/5 "2024-12-06T03:39:11Z")
Deleting _is_ making it just disappear. ---
**Author:** ![Jaycat.again](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat.again/32/11525_2.png) [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-facebook-friend-request-just-disappear/1011234/6 "2024-12-06T12:46:24Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > You delete it. The person who sent it isn’t informed of anything. Thank you. That’s my answer. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-facebook-friend-request-just-disappear/1011234/7 "2024-12-06T13:09:36Z")
I think if you delete it, they can’t request again so they realize you’ve deleted it. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-facebook-friend-request-just-disappear/1011234/8 "2024-12-06T13:17:28Z")
Yup. I have a grade school acquaintance who sent a friend request, I declined it. The next day, there it is again. So now that request lives there so that they don’t send it again. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-facebook-friend-request-just-disappear/1011234/9 "2024-12-06T13:53:16Z")
> [@SuntanLotion](#): > > I think if you delete it, they can’t request again so they realize you’ve deleted it. I think (I may try to verify it today) that they can “resend” the request. They don’t know it’s been deleted, just that it hasn’t been accepted. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-facebook-friend-request-just-disappear/1011234/10 "2024-12-06T16:05:24Z")
From the [Facebook help article](https://www.facebook.com/help/131351653607683): > When you delete a friend request, the person who sent you the request isn’t notified and can’t send you another request for one year. If you [block someone](https://www.facebook.com/help/168009843260943?helpref=faq_content) they can’t send more friend requests. **Munch** , I’m not sure how that happened but it shouldn’t have happened. Perhaps you didn’t properly delete the request and it never went away. ---
**Author:** ![bdgr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@bdgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdgr)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-facebook-friend-request-just-disappear/1011234/11 "2024-12-06T23:52:18Z")
Back when I wrote a music column for the paper I got tons of friend requests from musicians, which I usually accepted. Some, however, I didn’t want on there (like one who threatened my nephew). I found that if I deleted the request they would just send a new one. I just stopped deleting them so they just stayed in limbo. I know they say they can’t re-send one for a year. Facebook lies. ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2024, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-facebook-friend-request-just-disappear/1011234/12 "2024-12-07T04:52:28Z")
> [@Jaycat.again](#): > > Thank you. That’s my answer. With all due respect, if that is your answer, it would have better to ask that as your question.