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What does it mean to be a "friend" in AFF?
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What does it mean to be a "friend" in AFF? I guess I'm old fashioned, but when I think of a "friend," I think of someone more special than a drive-by social media acquaintance. We don't have to be intimate, but we should have exchanged some messages and know a little about each other, don't you think? Well, I guess not everybody thinks that! I've received a few "friend" requests from people I have *never* communicated with. When I was new to Affairlook, I figured this was a way they were saying that they were interested in getting to know me. Nope, not for many! I guess some of the requests could have been a mistake, but I've written to a few of the people who requested I be "friends." No reply. I've written several times. No reply. In one case, I wrote to a woman spelling out that *she* requested being a "friend" to me and I was wondering why and wanted to know more about her. I also explained (in my fourth message to her without any reply) that if she did not respond, I would be forced to "un-friend" her because it must have been a mistake. Well, she must have gotten the message because the next thing she did was set the message system so I could no longer send her messages! Oh, I should point out, she had over 100 "friends," so I suspect it was more of a status thing for her. I suspect other members are the same way. Well, if you aren't going to be a *real* friend to me, then don't waste your time making the "friend request"! I don't have too many "friends" in Affairlook because the work "friend" really means something to me. If you aren't going to bother to communicate with me and learn something about me while sharing information about yourself, don't waste your time asking me to be a (false) "friend." If you just send out dozens of "friend" requests so that you can look popular; don't bother trying to ask me. Be a real friend. Social media has killed the idea of what a real friend is. The thing is, if any of you have read this, you probably don't want to be my "friend" now. I really don't mean to imply that I don't want friends because I do, but I don't want false friends or people who have no idea of what a friend really is. No, we don't have to be intimate (but I might not object!) and we don't have to know each other's life history, but we should have communicated a bit and found things in common. Do you agree? How many of your "friends" do you know anything about? I suggest you contact them or un-friend them if they really aren't friends right now. Agree? Disagree? |
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I do agree. I don't accept any friend requests unless Ive chatted to them for awhile anyway. Alot use friends to look at hidden pictures only friends can see etc etc etc.
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We all get peppered with friend requests from total strangers on the other side of the planet and I usually just ignore them. I agree about the definition of a friend and the amount of people I have met on here that fall into that category have earned it.
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I agree to that and that's why I stopped excepting friends for those same reasons.
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