So a few weeks ago Jesse was gone and the rest of us were talking about Facebook. I had mentioned that I really like reconnecting with friends from high school and college…and I do! It’s fun to find out what people have been doing for the past 20 years, see pictures of their families, relive old memories, etc.
The discussion centered on who you “friend” and who you don’t. A friend of mine from high school sent me a “friend suggestion”, which is where you suggest to someone that they add a mutual friend. The suggestion was for my high school girlfriend. We were together for about four years from high school to college. To say it ended badly would be an understatement, but I was under the impression we had made nice at least to the point where we were still friends. I had left the request alone for a few weeks at the point of our conversation. Had she sent me a friend request, I would accept – being the good guy that I am. But if I sent the request, it would put me out there in an uncomfortable place. I discussed it with the rest of the show, and Amanda and Chuck said yes send it… intern Ty said not to.
I went with the consensus and sent the friend request. That was two weeks ago. Today I was writing something on a different classmate’s wall and saw the ex-girlfriend’s picture in her friend’s column, so I checked the status. She has not accepted my friend request. So, now I look like a tool. This especially stinks because as high school sweethearts, we hung out with all the same people. I should have just gone with my gut (and Ty’s advice) and just deleted it.
The moral of the story… don’t follow Amanda’s advice.
