[Amandasmom]

I have to admit, I been on my Ts Facebook page but she has privacy settings on so I can't see photos or posts. I can only see her likes.

I was on Facebook today, and there is always a list of "people who you may know". Well my T popped up under the list of people you may know!!! I'm freaking out! If she is on my list of people I may know do you think I'm on her list?

We have no friends in common but we do have some likes in common.

Any advice is much appreciated as I don't know what I will say if she says something to me!! Help!!'

[blur]

i think it is quite possible. one time i had a neighbor come up on the people you may know and i was really surprised. i figured it was because we've emailed. whoever is in your email contacts for the email you use on fb can probably appear in that list. also, if you are frequently on her page that may do it too i'd guess.

[InRealLife45]

...you must share a common friend, bc when facebook suggests it, it usually means you share a friend. facebook suggests you to add friends of your friends. (or possibly the email you use to write to your t is the email you both use for facebook? something like that? youve got a connection somewhere.

even though shes your t, think of the "6 degrees of separation" thing., we all know somebody who knows somebody. its a small world.

[RTerroni]

I don't really pay much attention to the "people you may know" but I do know that a prior Therapist of mine has a Facebook page and I still check it from time-to-time

Although I do know some people who are actually friend's with their current Therapist on Facebook (which I see nothing wrong in if both people agree to it).

[Truck33]

It's not from being on her page .
That 6 degrees of seperation sounds about right.. You may not be able to see all her friends depending on her privacy settings

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[Amandasmom]

Originally Posted by Truck33

It's not from being on her page .
That 6 degrees of seperation sounds about right.. You may not be able to see all her friends depending on her privacy settings

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When I was on her page, I'm able to see her friends. Also on this list, some people say 1 mutual friend. Hers doesn't say anything about a mutual friend.

My T's wife has come up as a person I may know. Her profile pic is a photo of her and T in a kinda cuddly pose. It sucks.

[Toaster123]

It's is because you visit her page frequently so you will show up on hers too, trust me on this
If you embarrassed that she may figure out you view her profile, then block her and use a different account (not associates with you personally to view her)

I get tons of people showing up as suggestions for me that I have never heard of and I know I've never visited their pages. From what I've seen it's virtually always a friend of a friend thing. I have three mutual friends with T's wife.

[Parley]

Just because you see someone's friend list it doesn't mean you can see all their friends. If a friend is blocked from friends of friends you will not see them. You don't need any friends for people to show up on people you may know. I think that is from emails that have been sent to people and the six degrees has started. I was looking at someone a LOT for a while and no one from their list or even the state has ever showed up on my list so I don't think it has anything to do with facebook stalking. It might also have to do with likes and location but I don't deal with those things.

[Amandasmom]

Originally Posted by Toaster123

It's is because you visit her page frequently so you will show up on hers too, trust me on this
If you embarrassed that she may figure out you view her profile, then block her and use a different account (not associates with you personally to view her)

Thanks. If I block her does she know? If I block her am I off her people you may know list? Thanks!

Yes, blocking makes her invisible to you and you invisible to her. I have several people blocked on FB and it is a great feature.

[Amandasmom]

Originally Posted by 1914sierra

Yes, blocking makes her invisible to you and you invisible to her. I have several people blocked on FB and it is a great feature.

Thanks but if I block her does she get notified?

[growlycat]

That happened to me but with Linked in!!very spooky

Originally Posted by Amandasmom

Thanks but if I block her does she get notified?

Not at all.

[brillskep]

If you and your therapist have been using email, that may be the reason. Especially if you used the Friend Finder option. I believe Facebook only suggests friends based on mutual friends, not similar likes. So if you have no mutual friends, that might be it.

[Amandasmom]

Originally Posted by brillskep

If you and your therapist have been using email, that may be the reason. Especially if you used the Friend Finder option. I believe Facebook only suggests friends based on mutual friends, not similar likes. So if you have no mutual friends, that might be it.

When I send her email, I use her work email not her personal email. In thinking, maybe she did it. Maybe she use the option of her email contacts.

[Amandasmom]

If your T was listed as People You May Know would you leave it as is or block her name?

For whatever it is worth, I have been getting several Facebook friend suggestions in recent weeks for people where we have no mutual friends and no groups or pages in common, but where the person has a degree from the university where I work, or went to the same secondary school as I, or things like that. I think it's possible that FB have tweaked the algorithm for friends suggestions, because that never used to happen. I was actually discussing this with a colleague, who had experienced the same thing, only a few days ago.

I second the block suggestion. The other person will not get any notification. There's even a confirmation when you click "block" that says that they won't notice that you've blocked them.

[RTerroni]

Originally Posted by Mastodon

For whatever it is worth, I have been getting several Facebook friend suggestions in recent weeks for people where we have no mutual friends and no groups or pages in common, but where the person has a degree from the university where I work, or went to the same secondary school as I, or things like that. I think it's possible that FB have tweaked the algorithm for friends suggestions, because that never used to happen. I was actually discussing this with a colleague, who had experienced the same thing, only a few days ago.

I second the block suggestion. The other person will not get any notification. There's even a confirmation when you click "block" that says that they won't notice that you've blocked them.

Which is one of the reasons why I don't list my job, where I live, or where I went to school on my Facebook page.

But than again since I am friends with a lot of people who I don't know (and like me just like having a lot of Facebook friends) most of the people in the "people you may know for me" I don't know at all but just have a lot of mutual friends as me

[Perna]

The "you might want to be friends with" listing I treat as all the other advertisements on Facebook. Most of mine are relatives of friends' in-laws or something I don't care and don't think many other people do either. I don't care whose list I am on, they can't see anything much about me unless I befriend them. Someone can find out more about me online with a simple search than they can from Facebook.

[Amandasmom]

Originally Posted by Perna

The "you might want to be friends with" listing I treat as all the other advertisements on Facebook. Most of mine are relatives of friends' in-laws or something I don't care and don't think many other people do either. I don't care whose list I am on, they can't see anything much about me unless I befriend them. Someone can find out more about me online with a simple search than they can from Facebook.

Yes but she uses her maiden name professionally. She probably don't want me to know her married name and the Facebook account is in her married name. Plus her profile pic is her entire family.

[Amandasmom]

Sorry one other question. If I block her and then decide to unblock her will she know?

Originally Posted by Amandasmom

Sorry one other question. If I block her and then decide to unblock her will she know?

No, she won't.