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How do I know if someone accepted my friend request?

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Click the name of the person you friendrequested.Look at the gray button next to the person's name.If thebutton reads "Friend Request Sent," the personhas not yetaccepted or declined your friendrequest.


Thereof, how do I know if my friend request was accepted?

Simply go onto your friends requests andselect“view all”. From here select “ViewSentRequests”, which will show you the list of peoplewhohaven't accepted your friend request. Facebookwillthen clearly display the people who have ignored yourfriendrequest.

Likewise, what happens when someone ignores your friend request? When you receive a friend request from peopleyoudon't wish to be friends with, you can decline bysimplyselecting "Ignore." Doing so will remove therequestfrom your Requests list. If you take no actionon therequest they've sent you, they will not be able sendyouanother friend request.

Also, do people get notified when you accept their friend request?

If you accept a friend request, andthenimmediately unfriend that person on Facebook, aretheynotified? When the friend request isacceptedhe/she will be notified of itsacceptance.

Does Facebook send a notification when you accept a friend request?

If you want to receive anemailnotification whenever you receive afriendrequest, you can adjust your emailnotificationsettings. A recipient of your friendrequest will receive anemail notification only ifthey have their emailnotifications turned on forfriendrequests.

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