Any of you ever encounter an old friend online that you really wanted to reconnect with, but they seemed not to want to reconnect with you? Someone you felt you used to be really good friends with, but they may not even remember your or if they do they pretend they don't? Or are just too "nice" to say "Sorry, I don't want to be friends." and decide to say and/or do nothing in hopes you'll forget?
I think I may have encountered my first, and it's bothering me.
I thought my first was a year ago. There was this guy in college who I immediately struck up a friendship with when we found out each other was gay. Sadly, it was cut short when I decided to go to California with my parents. Then, a year ago, I found him on MySpace. So I send a friend request but get no acceptance or denial until six months later. He accepted me explaining he isn't on MySpace much.
That hadn't bothered me so much because we had really only known each other two months. I figured if he didn't remember, he didn't remember.
Well, recently (I'd say three weeks ago), I saw an old friend from high school when she commented on a mutual friend's status on FaceBook. We had been friends the whole four years of high school, and she was an awesome person to be friends with so I sent a request.
And nothing, no denial or acceptance. Not only that, but my news feed picks up her status updates despite there being no acceptance or denial of the request (I can't even reply to them). I suppose what bothers me is that there is no denial or acceptance. I could deal with being denied. But I can't deal with someone doing nothing in hopes of me going away.
Maybe I am being overly dramatic here. It just seems like she wouldn't miss the request since everyday her status goes on my news feed on FB. Part of me is screaming at myself in my head not to be so whiny. It has been almost ten years now. Yet this keeps bugging me.
Edit: If anyone wants to connect on FB, here
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/jerry.conner2?ref=profile