WWYD: Dilemma re: FB

I love FB but sometimes I really don't and here is one of those times. BM just friend requested me. We have been getting along great and everything has been going well, which is how I would like it to stay. However, I really do not need or want her knowing what I'm up to, knowing what my friends are up to, looking at pictures, etc. To me, FB is for me and my friends to joke around on and that's it.

To not accept her friend request is not going to be well-taken. I don't want to upset her but I also don't want her in my business either. Maybe she genuinely just wants to be "friends" and that's great but I can't help but think it is also a way for her to keep tabs on me.

How would you handle this?

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I probably would ignore the request until she asked about it. Or I might block her and tell her I cancelled the account. I just don't think I would want to accept the request, but that's me.

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I would accept her & block her from seeing your wall, your photos, etc on every single application - even games you play. The last thing you need is BM seeing you're up playing games while you have her kid, at work etc. It can easily be twisted around

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I'm not on FB but I do have a pretty good relationship with BM. If I were on FB and BM friend-requested me then I would probably just not answer it, is that an option? While we do get along I feel the same way you do; we're not BFF and I don't need/want her "keeping tabs" on what I'm up to.

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Thanks for your input. I wanted to make sure I wasn't being irrational. I tried to figure out how to accept her but block her but I don't know how to do that so I'm just going to ignore her. I also found out that we have this random person in common which is probably how she found me. I think I'm going to delete that person as a friend too. Paranoid much? LOL

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I have a different situation than you. BM friend requested me using aliases just to be in my nosy after I made my page private once I realized she was viewing it. We do NOT get along at all. I ignored and blocked her and she would keep making phony profiles and getting friends of hers to request me ( I know this b/c DH recognized her friends' names)

In your situation, I would agree with PP and maybe just ignore her. If she asks you maybe you can tell her that you only have close friends and family? not sure how that would go over though. I don't blame you for not wanting her to see your business eventhough you are getting a long.