Well, they SAID ”Let’s be friends”…

Cidu Bill on Jul 8th 2010

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Okay, a show of hands here… Yes, I’ve done this.

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11 Responses to “Well, they SAID ”Let’s be friends”…”

  1. DPWally Jul 8th 2010 at 10:50 am 1

    2 exes on my friends list (more if you use a weak interpretation of “girlfriend”), 1 who hasn’t responded to my friend request (though it looks like she doesn’t use Facebook ever, so I won’t take that as a rejection).

  2. DPWally Jul 8th 2010 at 11:00 am 2

    A necessary addition to this conversation, possibly his ex’s response to the friend request.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7MuwPlOiNQ

  3. Elyrest Jul 8th 2010 at 11:42 am 3

    I don’t use Facebook so I’m not a valid indicator of this phenomena. I think if I did it I would have no problem with some exes and I would never go near others. Some people I would rather keep as nice memories and other memories weren’t so nice so why repeat them.

  4. Morris Keesan Jul 8th 2010 at 11:50 am 4

    I have absolutely no interest in Facebook (growing less as I learn more about their business practices), but if I were a Facebook user I would probably “friend” any of my ex-girlfriends. I’m on good terms with the ones I run into, and at least two of them were at my wedding. I called one of them yesterday to wish her happy birthday; she and her girlfriend have been together about as long as my wife and I have been.

  5. Jeff S. Jul 8th 2010 at 12:43 pm 5

    I think I mentioned this before… During my last week at my job (laid off), I had several people ask me to join Facebook. I had successfully resisted up until then, but I figured it was a great way to stay in touch, so I asked my daughter to set it up for me. She is 13 and a HUGE user of fb. So she set up a page for me… and since she didn’t know who I wanted to be friends with, she sent out friend invites to all of her friends. So here I am, a 48 yr old man with twenty-five or so 13 yr old girls as fb friends.

    I keep waiting for the knock on the door from the FBI.

    Anyway, I have yet to search for any old girlfriends… mainly because I’ve been married for 23 yrs. I don’t remember any their names.

  6. Keera Jul 8th 2010 at 12:55 pm 6

    As tempting as such things can be, I have steered clear of people on Facebook that I would steer clear of in real life. A wise decision, I’ve learned, based on the one person I should have steered clear of.

    DPWally @2, LOL!

  7. The Bad Seed Jul 8th 2010 at 01:11 pm 7

    I’ve friended exes and ex-friends, even people I hated or considered my mortal enemies in school, and nothing untoward or unpleasant ever came from any of it. But a friend of mine did get a friend request from a currently-married ex-fiancee who had pervy ulterior motives, but a cheater is a cheater is a cheater, no matter the medium.

  8. Matthew Luzitano Jul 8th 2010 at 01:41 pm 8

    @2 I got to see her open for Ben Folds a few months ago in Boston. She put on a hell of a show, she’s got a great voice, and did a good song with Ben afterward. Cool stuff.

  9. Orbert Jul 8th 2010 at 02:41 pm 9

    I don’t understand the issue with being friends (Facebook or otherwise) with ex-girlfriends. I have six ex-girlfriends (not exactly a player, but whatever) and all of them are Facebook friends. And I’ve been married for 20 years. Friends are friends, not threats to fidelity.

  10. chuckers Jul 8th 2010 at 05:02 pm 10

    There are enough borderline “stalkers” in this world that give me a reason to AVOID signing up for fb, in spite of the insistence of my mother that wants me to join. Ain’t gonna happen.

  11. bAT L. Aug 3rd 2010 at 11:01 pm 11

    Hmm, I actually have to think on this one. I currently have three ex-girlfriends as friends on Facebook, am blocking one as it wasn’t a very good breakup, and the rest either aren’t on Facebook or haven’t kept in touch. Then again, I’m a friendly guy, so very little bad blood exists between me and most other people. I can see where this could take a turn for the worst, though. I suppose it depends on what type of circles you hang out with, though.

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