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How can I tell if someone has unfriended me on Facebook?

Asked by kneesox (4593points) April 1st, 2022

I know we were friends. Now I don’t see myself on their friends list. But I still see them on mine. Can this go one-way?

I’m not a FB adept, don’t use it much and don’t know my way around. But I thought I got the friends business and now I’m not so sure.

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ASC0826's avatar

If you go to anyone’s page and it says “Send A Friend Request”, they unfriended you.
But as long as you still see them on your friends list, that means you’re still friends. I don’t remember if not seeing yourself on their list has a particular reason behind it though, since I quit Facebook officially a year ago and haven’t looked back haha.

KRD's avatar

They probably unfriended you by accident. My friend did that on Fortnite. Just ask them why you don’t see yourself as a friend on their account.

jca2's avatar

If they’re on your friends list, you’re friends.

Like @ASC0826 said, if you go to their profile and it says “send a friend request,” then you are not friends. You could try friending them again and see if they accept it.

kneesox's avatar

Well, I’m kind of afraid I might have ticked them off, so…
But I do not show on their friends list. What else could cause that, like can they block me from seeing their page?

chyna's avatar

If they blocked you, you would not be able to go to their page and see that you are no longer friends.

jca2's avatar

and if they blocked you, you wouldn’t see their name at all in your friends’ list.

si3tech's avatar

Why would you care?

jca2's avatar

@si3tech: I can’t speak for the OP but I could tell you why I would care. Maybe I offended them, and that’s why they unfriended me. If so, I would like the opportunity to discuss it and maybe apologize. Maybe they’re mad at me for some reason (maybe something I posted, maybe another reason), and if so, I would like the opportunity to discuss it if I care about their friendship, instead of just letting it go. Maybe, if they’re mad at me, it would be nice to know so next time I see them in person, I have a heads up (they’re mad at me, proceed with caution).

Of course, maybe they don’t want to discuss it and maybe it’s not salvageable, but it says something about us (“us” meaning me and them) if we were friends and we’re no longer friends.

janbb's avatar

@kneesox They can set their privacy settings so that their list of friends does not show. Do other friends show on their page?

SnipSnip's avatar

Just refresh your screen. Facebook says you must “refresh” your friend list or wait for it to be done immediately.

It does not go just one way. Both friend lists will indicate your have unfriended him or her.

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kneesox's avatar

@janbb yes they do.

I looked for a “send request” option but didnt see one. Double checked, yes they are a friend in my list. No I am not a friend in their list.

And @jca2 pretty much states my feeling about it.

Wouldn’t it refresh after any time I sign out and come back in?

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janbb's avatar

@kneesox Yes, it will refresh every time.

If she’s a friend and you care and have other means of contacting her, I would write and ask her if anything is up.

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