Can I ignore a Facebook "friend" request from a relative?

Helenback
Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:41:55 +0000

I vote for ignoring it. Forgive me for spouting Oprah at you, but as she says, whenever you say yes to something you don’t want to do, you’re saying no to yourself. I recently accepted a friend request from someone who has been nothing like a friend in real life, and they turned out to be every bit as awful on facebook. You’re allowed to protect yourself. Yes, I try to be kind, I try to be civil, but in the case of toxic people I choose to limit how much access they have to my life.