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I sent a friend request on FB as I was falling asleep

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Austell · 12/02/2025 22:27

I also

invited someone accidentally to a facebook group which was totally outside that person’s demographic-

  • think sending a Facebook group invite to a 70 year old for something they’re likely to have NO knowledge of or interest in!

THEN next morning o woke up to a status on Facebook from that person
“Thanks for inviting me to your group”

Grin

I did this as I was falling asleep with phone in hand

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SilverDub · 13/02/2025 22:33

I randomly Googled the dad of one of my kid's friends late one night as one of my friends had been saying he was very well off and had his own business in something or other. He popped up on LinkedIn and I accidentally clicked into it before realising he would be notified that I'd been checking out his profile late at night. I freaked out and went out of it without even reading it or seeing if it actually was him. Now I'm mortified every time I see him/ wife. She probably thinks I'm into stalking her husband. 🙈

I did similar. I had a new job in recruitment and one of the companies on the list I was given to contact had an ex-bf name as the MD so I looked him up on LinkedIn. It wasn't a very clear photo so I checked again a couple of times over the next few days. I didn't know they got notifications either.

SofaSpuds · 14/02/2025 17:20

stayawayyyyyfromdatingapps · 14/02/2025 10:59

Another fucking awful thing I've done which is worse than below.

Sent my boyfriend at the time a video of me getting my tits out. Thought it was a steamy drunken treat for him. Turns out I put it on my story on Snapchat. Fell asleep drunk and then woke up at 11am so all and sundry had seen.

Although someone I know did similar but with a dildo in her vag and that went on her snap story.

She genuinely moved out of the area and was never seen or heard from again.

OMG 😲 I don't blame her, I think I'd have to move to the other side of the world (& that may not be far enough!)

Mummyratbag · 14/02/2025 11:17

My fat fingers sent a friend request to a friend of a friend who I've never met before, when I had been drinking. She accepted and I couldn't work out the next day how she was now a friend. She is lovely and friendly, but I have not met her. I think too much time has passed for either of us to unfriend each other 😂

stayawayyyyyfromdatingapps · 14/02/2025 10:59

stayawayyyyyfromdatingapps · 13/02/2025 12:21

I was drunk once asking a bootycall for a lift home and I had 'Gatwick parking services' as a sponsored ad in my inbox.

I messaged them something along the lines off
'Hey babe can you pick me up I've got a tiny black dress on you can take off in the car'

I didn't realise until the AM when I got a message back saying 'unfortunately we can't help with this, don't need anymore assistance?'

I was 18..

Another fucking awful thing I've done which is worse than below.

Sent my boyfriend at the time a video of me getting my tits out. Thought it was a steamy drunken treat for him. Turns out I put it on my story on Snapchat. Fell asleep drunk and then woke up at 11am so all and sundry had seen.

Although someone I know did similar but with a dildo in her vag and that went on her snap story.

She genuinely moved out of the area and was never seen or heard from again.

AnotherDayComeMonday · 13/02/2025 23:02

welshwanderwoman · 12/02/2025 23:04

Yeah but have you ever accidentally liked your DH’s ex’s wedding photos while stalking her? Asking for a friend …

Did you move house and change name? Grin

nadine90 · 13/02/2025 22:57

Scrolling through the chat I’d been having with my FWB whilst sat in the cinema and accidentally sent a 2 second recording of the beginning music of hereditary (a slow, sinister, trumpety score) and he played it before I could delete. When I listened back it sounded like a very loud trumpety fart 🙃

SilverDub · 13/02/2025 22:33

I randomly Googled the dad of one of my kid's friends late one night as one of my friends had been saying he was very well off and had his own business in something or other. He popped up on LinkedIn and I accidentally clicked into it before realising he would be notified that I'd been checking out his profile late at night. I freaked out and went out of it without even reading it or seeing if it actually was him. Now I'm mortified every time I see him/ wife. She probably thinks I'm into stalking her husband. 🙈

RunningJo · 13/02/2025 22:31

The baby one is truly fabulous 🤣

Habbyhadno · 13/02/2025 22:20

I once hit the angry face emoji on a local barber's post on my town's FB group page while I was jumping up to stop my toddler doing something ridiculous.

The barber went into a tirade on the post about what an awful person I was to put an angry face on his post for no reason. It was bizarre! He wouldn't have it that I could have posted by total accident. I ended up having to block him Confused

TwigletsAndRadishes · 13/02/2025 22:10

Poppymeldrum · 13/02/2025 17:04

I've done this

Twice

I sent my ex a long steamy message about what I was going to do to him and sent it to my mother

Years later,I was chatting to ds via messenger and decided to send dp a sexy photo of my boobs at the same time

Yep,I sent it to ds but didn't notice until he mentioned it!

Oh My God! 😂

We have a family group chat on Whatsapp. My sister's partner recently sent her a rather rude message about how much he was missing her while she was away on a work trip and what he'd like to do as soon as she got home. He accidentally posted it to the family group chat which included my sister's adult sons and all my young adult children. My DH and I were howling.

Teado · 13/02/2025 17:48

The Michael Jackson one had me in stitches. 😆

LouH1981 · 13/02/2025 17:11

Poppymeldrum · 13/02/2025 17:04

I've done this

Twice

I sent my ex a long steamy message about what I was going to do to him and sent it to my mother

Years later,I was chatting to ds via messenger and decided to send dp a sexy photo of my boobs at the same time

Yep,I sent it to ds but didn't notice until he mentioned it!

Oh no!!!!!!! 😂

Poppymeldrum · 13/02/2025 17:04

LouH1981 · 13/02/2025 16:16

Looong time ago, before smart phones, I was in a text conversation with a friend talking about a work colleague after they’d had an argument….obviously I sent the wrong message to the wrong person, didn’t I 🙈🙈

I've done this

Twice

I sent my ex a long steamy message about what I was going to do to him and sent it to my mother

Years later,I was chatting to ds via messenger and decided to send dp a sexy photo of my boobs at the same time

Yep,I sent it to ds but didn't notice until he mentioned it!

Disturbia81 · 13/02/2025 16:59

giveupmengetacat · 13/02/2025 16:16

I don't use Facebook anymore, but do have a separate Instagram account for the insta stalking, so if I do accidentally like something, I don't have to change my name and move countries 😁

This is the trick! I do all my looking on a seperate fb profile

crouchendtigerr · 13/02/2025 16:50

Unfriend

crouchendtigerr · 13/02/2025 16:49

What you do is put them in the restricted list, then after a few months u friend

LouH1981 · 13/02/2025 16:16

Looong time ago, before smart phones, I was in a text conversation with a friend talking about a work colleague after they’d had an argument….obviously I sent the wrong message to the wrong person, didn’t I 🙈🙈

giveupmengetacat · 13/02/2025 16:16

I don't use Facebook anymore, but do have a separate Instagram account for the insta stalking, so if I do accidentally like something, I don't have to change my name and move countries 😁

giveupmengetacat · 13/02/2025 16:12

In the early days of Facebook, I was showing the profile of a classmate to my cousin when we were out for a family meal. No idea why, he wasn't someone I fancied or anything.

Anyway I later updated my status to say 'out with family for nans birthday' etc something along those lines.

But I hadn't put it as my status had I?

I'd written it on his bloody page!!!

The signal in the restaurant was AWFUL and I was frantically trying to delete it without even knowing if it had actually posted. Whilst my family were hissing at me to put my phone away 😳.

I think I did get rid of it. He never said anything about it anyway 😂

AddictedToBooks · 13/02/2025 16:07

My sister thought she was being "helpful" once by sending a friend's request from my account to a close friend of one of my (not now) favourite actors - I got a notification when I was at work from a total stranger who I'd never heard of, asking if he knew me and wanting to know why I had sent him a friend's request.

I was absolutely mortified and furious - for a start I'm already married and secondly I'm a lot older than my sister, so this man must have thought I was a desperate old tart.

I sent an apology and then blocked him and have never unblocked him.

Disturbia81 · 13/02/2025 14:42

I was viewing someones story on fb once and it was of a trip, all good until the last one which was an intimate photo they DEFINITELY wouldn't have shared, it's scary how easy it can be!

Tillow4ever · 13/02/2025 13:52

YourLoftySeal · 13/02/2025 00:16

im talking to this guy on snapchat. Ive never met him but ive been talking to him for about 4 days. We are planning on going on a double date and he seems excited about it. He’s super flirty and I don’t mind it because I really like him but when he’s at school he leaves me on delivered for hours and hours and I can see he’s online. When I get home from school I usually text him again or send him a snap to get his attention and he usually responds asap, then we talk back and forth for a while. In the morning I always say “good morningggg” and he usually responds right away but I feel like if I don’t say it first he won’t say anything. Is this just normal for guys to do this or is he not interested?

@YourLoftySeal I think you might be better to start your own post if you want answers/advice. You have replied to a current thread so your question is buried.

AMurderofMurderingCrows · 13/02/2025 13:03

This thread has given me a fit of the giggles, especially the baby tagging one 😂

I accidentally sent a friend request to my ex husband's wife. Thought I had deleted it on time but alas no. Thankfully she is a beautiful human and we still speak on messenger from time to time.

UpUpUpU · 13/02/2025 12:53

Years ago I accidentally sent a friend request to my partners dead wife.

we were early in our relationship and I was curious so had a look at her FB page. It had been changed to a remembrance page and my now partner had posted about her death and funeral arrangements and so I assumed he had control of it.

The horror was real! I quickly undid the request and waited, stomach in knots for him to message me as I assumed he’d get the notification email. He never did and it’s never been mentioned but that was anxiety inducing!

Disturbia81 · 13/02/2025 12:48

Pigeonqueen · 12/02/2025 22:33

One of the most embarrassing things I’ve ever done was writing the name of the person I had a crush on in what I thought was the search bar in my half asleep state and I’d actually written it as my status. I still cringe about it now, 15 years later. 😬😬🤦🏼‍♀️

I did this too except it was an enemy 🤣

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