getting a FR rejected...

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  • diodelcibo
    diodelcibo Posts: 2,564 Member
    But I don't send them...
  • rompers16
    rompers16 Posts: 5,404 Member
    OP...I'll send you a FR, which you can promptly decline and all will be right in the universe. :tongue:
  • 1ConcreteGirl
    1ConcreteGirl Posts: 3,677 Member
    FYI: Someone had to point this out to me. If you're using the app as opposed to the website, you won't see the person's profile message. Therefore, you will have never seen the note saying "FRs without messages will be declined", yadda-yadda. I verified this is true with the Android app. Since then, I'm a little more lenient with incoming FRs.

    This is actually not true. I use the Android app.

    If you tap on the request, it will take you to the message or say "no message provided."
    @1ConcreteGirl, you misunderstood. I'm not talking about FR messages. If you're in the app and want to look at someone's profile, you won't see their profile message. Therefore, you won't see if they have a note in there saying "FRs without messages will be declined".

    Ohhhh... I thought you meant if you were receiving a request, not if you were sending one.
    Gotcha. My mistake. :flowerforyou:
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    allright, that's it, this thread did not go as I intended (DID NOBODY READ MY MESSAGE IN THE POST???!!!!)

    next person that FR's gets DENIED. Even if I get joffed.


    I don't even remember what that means.

    From http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Joffed
    "Having flirtacious behaviour with a member of the same gender before indulging into hot, steamy and passionate gay sex before one member licks the male penis for 17 minutes before claiming that they have been 'Joffed'"

    Oh, and I thought it had something to do with Joffrey from the Game of Thrones. Like being beheaded or something. :huh:

    I certainly like your definition better than the UD definition.

    :huh:
  • 1ConcreteGirl
    1ConcreteGirl Posts: 3,677 Member
    I have had a few, i don't care. I already know they have their head where the sun don't shine, i don't want people like that on my friend's list.

    So... the only reason someone would reject a FR is because there's something wrong with them?

    Sounds legit.

    I understand some women don't accept men as friends that's cool.

    That's the only thing i get, how can someone judge determine anything about me without knowing me?
    A few caveats, they read my profile(if they did and don't want to be friends, i am cool with that), they seen me around on the forums and just don't like me, (i am cool with that too).

    If a girl sent me a FR and i didn't like her profile, i would accept her and tell her, "it looks like from your profile you're kind of ______________"

    Some person on the fourms i just don't like, if they sent me a FR, I'd just give them a fair chance.

    I didn't like jacwhite on the forums, but he sent me a FR and i consider him a good friend.

    The ethical thing to do is to give people a fair chance. If they don't do that, then... yes something is wrong with them.

    Um... you do realize that it's not actually considered offensive to ignore the occasional friend request from a complete stranger... right...? You aren't owed a "fair chance". That's why it's called a friend request.

    If i am not given a fair chance, why would i want to be friends with someone who's narrow minded?

    Sounds like something someone would say to help them sleep at night.

    Jof, "joffing" is when you friend someone and then delete them. You should know; you invented that move.
  • NormInv
    NormInv Posts: 3,303 Member
    Here's another one of my shenanigans. I have my profile private, and I mention on it that one must add a line with FR even if it is superfluous. But people sending FR cant see that. I did not figure this out until I had rejected a few. Then I figured out it wasnt their fault.

    So my apologies, and if they are reading, feel free to re-send. Danke.
  • nightengale7
    nightengale7 Posts: 563 Member
    Friggin quoted the wrong post...
  • NormInv
    NormInv Posts: 3,303 Member
    And then sometimes, you wanna be friends cuz they have hot hot legs, but the profile is set to private. So you send the FR and the rest of them is not really that hot....and you're like....well..now what should I do.....true story.
  • Lift_This_
    Lift_This_ Posts: 2,756 Member
    i've probably got more FR's rejected than i do friends, and i really don't care if people like me or not....it's life.
  • jbutterflye
    jbutterflye Posts: 1,914 Member
    This reminds me of dating. Similar principle.
  • cassiepv
    cassiepv Posts: 242 Member
    The best rejections are the ones who are friends with everyone but you and you get to see them everywhere and be reminded over ... and over ... and over ... about how you just weren't good enough for them ... it's like an emotional rollercoaster around here man!!! :sad:

    This!! It makes you question your self worth.

    This why I never sent a friend request on this website, I'm afraid the rejection will bring back the fat me and make me eat all the ice cream and pop tarts.




    ^^ hahahaha
  • Ramberta
    Ramberta Posts: 1,312 Member
    I have had a few, i don't care. I already know they have their head where the sun don't shine, i don't want people like that on my friend's list.

    So... the only reason someone would reject a FR is because there's something wrong with them?

    Sounds legit.

    I understand some women don't accept men as friends that's cool.

    That's the only thing i get, how can someone judge determine anything about me without knowing me?
    A few caveats, they read my profile(if they did and don't want to be friends, i am cool with that), they seen me around on the forums and just don't like me, (i am cool with that too).

    If a girl sent me a FR and i didn't like her profile, i would accept her and tell her, "it looks like from your profile you're kind of ______________"

    Some person on the fourms i just don't like, if they sent me a FR, I'd just give them a fair chance.

    I didn't like jacwhite on the forums, but he sent me a FR and i consider him a good friend.

    The ethical thing to do is to give people a fair chance. If they don't do that, then... yes something is wrong with them.

    Um... you do realize that it's not actually considered offensive to ignore the occasional friend request from a complete stranger... right...? You aren't owed a "fair chance". That's why it's called a friend request.

    If i am not given a fair chance, why would i want to be friends with someone who's narrow minded?

    Please explain to me why denying a friend request is being "narrow-minded".... I am here to be friendly and supportive, but if someone doesn't want to accept me based on my limited profile or forum posts, I'm not going to hold that against them. To do so is rather silly.

    Perhaps their friends list has grown very long, and they feel they're spreading themselves too thin on a networking level. Perhaps they've seen my forum posts and don't like what I have to say. Perhaps they just plain miss it because they've gotten other requests at the same time and are too busy to keep up with them. I don't know, and I'm not going to chew my hair about it. It doesn't make them a bad person, and it doesn't invalidate my self-worth. It's just a friend request.

    You're forgetting that the choice of whether or not to get to know you rests completely with the other person-- and everyone has different ways that they feel is best to get to know people. You can't pipe on about being "fair" and then judge someone simply for clicking a button! Pot calling the kettle black and all.
  • 1ConcreteGirl
    1ConcreteGirl Posts: 3,677 Member

    Sounds like something someone would say to help them sleep at night.

    Jof, "joffing" is when you friend someone and then delete them. You should know; you invented that move.

    You keep on trying to say i am wrong in my thoughts. Yet you haven't said anything about yours. So tell me under what situations have you personally declined people?

    I personally decline people for way too many reasons to list here. Am I judging? Hell yes, I am.

    Is that my right to determine who I want on my friend list by any criteria I choose? Of course.

    And should other people decide that the only reason I declined is because I'm an a**hole? Well, I mean, that's their right. But it doesn't MAKE them right.
  • MacInCali
    MacInCali Posts: 1,012 Member
    And then sometimes, you wanna be friends cuz they have hot hot legs, but the profile is set to private. So you send the FR and the rest of them is not really that hot....and you're like....well..now what should I do.....true story.

    So you sent a FR to a girl who you thought had "hot hot legs" ... and she accepted ... but when you got to see the rest of her you regretted sending the request? Damn that's kinda harsh ...

    Side Note: Considering I have a leg pic up AND a private profile, I guess I can be thankful that it is not I who you are talking about since we've never been friends. :huh:
  • Ramberta
    Ramberta Posts: 1,312 Member

    Sounds like something someone would say to help them sleep at night.

    Jof, "joffing" is when you friend someone and then delete them. You should know; you invented that move.

    You keep on trying to say i am wrong in my thoughts. Yet you haven't said anything about yours. So tell me under what situations have you personally declined people?

    I personally decline people for way too many reasons to list here. Am I judging? Hell yes, I am.

    Is that my right to determine who I want on my friend list by any criteria I choose? Of course.

    And should other people decide that the only reason I declined is because I'm an a**hole? Well, I mean, that's their right. But it doesn't MAKE them right.

    It's the "sour grapes" mentality. "They declined me? Oh well, I didn't want to be friends with them anyway, they must be a total b!tch for not accepting cuz there's no other possible explanation."
  • tallgirlshelley
    tallgirlshelley Posts: 108 Member
    <---- did you offer them this box??

    Oh ****. Wrong box. No wonder they turned me down!
  • 1ConcreteGirl
    1ConcreteGirl Posts: 3,677 Member

    Sounds like something someone would say to help them sleep at night.

    Jof, "joffing" is when you friend someone and then delete them. You should know; you invented that move.

    You keep on trying to say i am wrong in my thoughts. Yet you haven't said anything about yours. So tell me under what situations have you personally declined people?

    I personally decline people for way too many reasons to list here. Am I judging? Hell yes, I am.

    Is that my right to determine who I want on my friend list by any criteria I choose? Of course.

    And should other people decide that the only reason I declined is because I'm an a**hole? Well, I mean, that's their right. But it doesn't MAKE them right.

    It's the "sour grapes" mentality. "They declined me? Oh well, I didn't want to be friends with them anyway, they must be a total b!tch for not accepting cuz there's nothing at all wrong with ME."

    Yeah, totally agree on this.

    Reminds me of the people (usually women, but not always) who say the only reason anyone doesn't agree with them or adore them is that they must be jealous. I mean.... wut?

    In reality, rejecting a FR is no reflection on either person, and anyone who believes it is clearly is inflating the whole thing to an absurd level of importance.
  • DebbieLyn63
    DebbieLyn63 Posts: 2,654 Member
    And then sometimes, you wanna be friends cuz they have hot hot legs, but the profile is set to private. So you send the FR and the rest of them is not really that hot....and you're like....well..now what should I do.....true story.

    This is just so wrong, but it made me laugh. I must be in an exceptionally good mood today.
  • jbutterflye
    jbutterflye Posts: 1,914 Member
    <---- did you offer them this box??

    Oh ****. Wrong box. No wonder they turned me down!

    LOL!
  • jbutterflye
    jbutterflye Posts: 1,914 Member
    I also want to add that there's a difference between judgment and discernment. Judging involves assigning value or worth (or lack thereof) to the person, while discernment focuses on what works or doesn't in your life based on criteria that you value or hold meaningful. I might value someone as a human being but if there's something about them or about the interaction with them that doesn't work for me then with discernment I will say no.
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    I decline almost all friend requests, but it isn't because I think there is anything wrong with people who send them. I'm shy and kind of a weirdo and I like to keep my friend list small.
  • Ramberta
    Ramberta Posts: 1,312 Member

    Sounds like something someone would say to help them sleep at night.

    Jof, "joffing" is when you friend someone and then delete them. You should know; you invented that move.

    You keep on trying to say i am wrong in my thoughts. Yet you haven't said anything about yours. So tell me under what situations have you personally declined people?

    I personally decline people for way too many reasons to list here. Am I judging? Hell yes, I am.

    Is that my right to determine who I want on my friend list by any criteria I choose? Of course.

    And should other people decide that the only reason I declined is because I'm an a**hole? Well, I mean, that's their right. But it doesn't MAKE them right.

    okay, we all judge to some degree, so i take back what i said to some extent. Like i don't like to have ED girls on my FL's. I got a FR from a girl who looked like she had an ED wasn't sure. I accepted her, first thing I did was check her diary. She ate good. I judged wrong. There have been many times i was correct as well and deleted them. I don't delete them for having an ED, I delete them because the emo crap they write on their wall.

    I do understand for women it can be a more complicated issues cause there are a lot of creepy guys out there.

    I don't even know what part of your reply to object to first.

    You've finally revealed the ultimate hypocrisy in your "give everyone a chance" argument, listing that you DO in fact have preferences for your FL. Implying that "giving someone a chance" shouldn't last past checking their full profile and diary...

    I have people on my FL who may not "eat good", or eat better than I ever will. What I love is the diversity and the chance to meet people from all sorts of backgrounds... and yes, I have a poor little ana on there too, and I gently encourage her to eat more, but I don't tell her how to live her life just like I don't want anyone telling me how to live mine. You can be supportive of someone without dictating how they should behave, and that's what I strive to do unless directly asked for my own idea or solution to a problem.

    I can understand deleting people who might demotivate you, but really, I'm laughing at how much you just pissed on your own argument right here...
  • Crankstr
    Crankstr Posts: 3,958 Member
    And then sometimes, you wanna be friends cuz they have hot hot legs, but the profile is set to private. So you send the FR and the rest of them is not really that hot....and you're like....well..now what should I do.....true story.

    :angry:
  • GlutesthatSalute
    GlutesthatSalute Posts: 460 Member
    Did you leave a message? Generally I will just delete anyone w out a message.. sometimes I accept with out a msg and then if there's not any interaction after awhile I just delete...

    It's kinda weird to not say anything and then just lurk around someoenes page.. we do put alot of personal stuff out there...
  • Admiral_Derp
    Admiral_Derp Posts: 866 Member
    I decline almost all friend requests, but it isn't because I think there is anything wrong with people who send them. I'm shy and kind of a weirdo and I like to keep my friend list small.

    And we don't want to share you! :p
  • metaphoria
    metaphoria Posts: 1,432 Member
    I don't think that's happened to me. I don't send out many, but I accept most people who FR me. I don't like blind requesting a FR with no message and a private profile. It's like letting a stranger into your house. I need to know why I'm inviting you in and offering coffee and banana bread.
  • Junken_Diraffe
    Junken_Diraffe Posts: 716 Member
    Jof, "joffing" is when you friend someone and then delete them. You should know; you invented that move.

    That's a thing? I thought I was special. Like, he couldn't handle all this awesome. Dang...
  • Do you get a notification when you've been rejected? I mean, how can you tell?

    I have gotten loads of FRs here and the way I have started deciding whether or not to accept is if they write a personal message. OMG AM I TERRIBLE?! I don't want to hurt peoples' feelers, ya know?

    :(
  • jbutterflye
    jbutterflye Posts: 1,914 Member

    I doubt i am sour, i might be, but i doubt it. I will agree partially wit the second part. There are many reasons why people don't accept FR... I get that, but it should be stated why in their profile. the conditions.

    I even wrote on my profile why some people may not like me. maybe i sent a FR to someone and they read my profile and realized we have nothing in common and didn't accept. I got no issue with that.

    If they did, they should email me or something saying "yeah i read your proifle, i don't think we'd make good friends." or something you know?

    I guess my issue is more wit the "why didn't they?" If someone said, "it's because you seem like a complete jack *kitten*" i wouldn't care. I guess i am just looking for closure.

    You seem to have a lot of "shoulds".
  • 1ConcreteGirl
    1ConcreteGirl Posts: 3,677 Member

    Sounds like something someone would say to help them sleep at night.

    Jof, "joffing" is when you friend someone and then delete them. You should know; you invented that move.

    You keep on trying to say i am wrong in my thoughts. Yet you haven't said anything about yours. So tell me under what situations have you personally declined people?

    I personally decline people for way too many reasons to list here. Am I judging? Hell yes, I am.

    Is that my right to determine who I want on my friend list by any criteria I choose? Of course.

    And should other people decide that the only reason I declined is because I'm an a**hole? Well, I mean, that's their right. But it doesn't MAKE them right.

    It's the "sour grapes" mentality. "They declined me? Oh well, I didn't want to be friends with them anyway, they must be a total b!tch for not accepting cuz there's nothing at all wrong with ME."

    Yeah, totally agree on this.

    Reminds me of the people (usually women, but not always) who say the only reason anyone doesn't agree with them or adore them is that they must be jealous. I mean.... wut?

    In reality, rejecting a FR is no reflection on either person, and anyone who believes it is clearly is inflating the whole thing to an absurd level of importance.

    I doubt i am sour, i might be, but i doubt it. I will agree partially wit the second part. There are many reasons why people don't accept FR... I get that, but it should be stated why in their profile. the conditions.

    I even wrote on my profile why some people may not like me. maybe i sent a FR to someone and they read my profile and realized we have nothing in common and didn't accept. I got no issue with that.

    If they did, they should email me or something saying "yeah i read your proifle, i don't think we'd make good friends." or something you know?

    I guess my issue is more wit the "why didn't they?" If someone said, "it's because you seem like a complete jack *kitten*" i wouldn't care. I guess i am just looking for closure.

    So then yes, you're looking for something to help you sleep at night.

    Ok, cool. Fair enough.