I wonder what the process is for the Friends Request facility on Facebook. Every morning, when I open Facebook, I find one or two 'requests' from people wanting to be my friend. I haven't checked but my feeling is that most, if not all, are from females. Perhaps, though, this is just wishful thinking.
This morning there was a request from a woman from Deloraine. I don't know her well and probably wouldn't recognise her in the street, but I did know her husband and I can recall that he died a few years ago. Mike was the only person I know who had the same birthday as me.
I've never responded to any of the 'requests' which come to me. Clearly, I can't imagine what can of worms I might open if I clicked the OK button but I know I would not be a worthwhile Facebook friend to anyone. I don't post anything nor respond to anyone else's post so it would be like befriending a picture on the wall.
But back to Sonya's (not her real name) request. Is it legit? Did Sonya do a search of Facebook until she found my name and, breathlessly, clicked the button to alert me she was keen to hook up? Or did Facebook do a periodic trawl of all the other subscribers who matched some of the characteristics which might suit Sonya: locality, age, sex, 'click' history, and so on? Who knows?
I'm sorry if Sonya is waiting breathlessly for a response from me. She might be a little disappointed but she would be more disappointed if I had said Yes. I'm too old for all this nonsense.
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