Friend request

I speak my mind which I know offends some people. I realise this and so am not very disappointed by not getting friend requests. I try not to take it personally. Another poster above mentioned feeling a little apprehensive and I understand this. I am very careful with other social media too.

I speak my mind as well. I've gotten into some arguments on here, but I'm actually friends with the people I've argued with now. I enjoy people who can discuss a difference of opinion and then move on. I am also sensitive to those who cant. Just tell me. I dont read minds.

Excuse me now. I need to order some xray glasses.

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I have zero confidence, so I definitely an not one to send requests. I wait for people to come to me. I also don't start conversations without a very good reason for it, so even if I hope people talk to me I sure as heck ain't gonna go to them first. Especially because most of us here have issues we're dealing with, I don't want to end up "being me" to the wrong person and upset them or get myself hurt.

But I can stop flying bullets!

Years ago, when I still had a Facebook account, I was arguing (me? Argue? Surely not!) politics with another member when he played what he thought to be his trump card: “I have 1,200 friends and you only have 300.”

If my laughter had been any greater or prolonged it surely would have traveled the digital pipeline and deafened the whole of Facebook.

I enjoy those that are friends here. Some are like-minded or just quirky. Well, all are quirky and that’s why I like them.

The first time I was here on PC (this is my second time around) the first member I sent a friend request to turned me down flat. I've never sent another friend request since then. But I'm always pleased to accept requests I receive!

This might also be a good place to mention, in case it isn't already apparent, I'm a reclusive old goat... both in real life & on-line. Consequently I don't subscribe to the threads I reply to. So if the OP, or another member, happens to comment on a reply I've written, I typically won't ever see it. Like I said... I'm a reclusive old goat...

But can you stop 'em without leaking tomato sauce all over the place - I've been assured that's the tricky bit...

Never understood the my friend count's bigger than your friend count thing...

If someone sends me a friend request I'll accept it. Occasionally I'll go through and delete friends who haven't been on the forum for ages. I've sent some friend requests although, I don't really understand why we do the "friends" thing here. I mean, unless a person is obviously mean/disrespectful to me (or, in one case, when I was very suspicious of someone's intentions) I consider everyone here a "friend".

Good point. There really are no perks of being a friend, but it still makes me smile. Sometimes I go through my list and write on walls and such. It reminds me to touch base and I like that. You never know who needs a hug.