Quick Facebook question for traffic

[Notaboutthebass]

I had a Facebook friend requst first thing this morning off a potential love interest. The notification stayed on my phone all morning and I was going to accept at lunch time. When I sat down looking at my notifications it disappeared. Does that mean he's cancelled it? I'm a bit clumsy and could've accidently swiped it?? But it's still nowhere to be seen in my Facebook notifications!

Help!

I think they must have cancelled it. From memory the way to ‘say no’ to a FB friend request is to click ‘remove’. I don’t think there’s swiping involved (though I could be wrong).

why don’t you add them instead?

Yes they must have cancelled the request. I have requests sitting from 2 years ago in my list.

It was on my notifications as I scolled them down on my phone. I never went into Facebook. All my notifications are still there when I swipe down (Youtube, news etc) but the request has gone. When I swiped down on the facebook notification (without clicking on it), It gave me the option of declining or accepting, and I think I may have accidently declined when I swiped my notifications back up?

Just send him a friend request now, nothing to lose!

And after looking at his Facebook, it says 'add friend'

@Mañanarama what if it was a mistake on his part?

Sounds like they panicked after not getting a quick response. If you like them, add them!

Definitely this

Thanks people!

I friend requested him and he immediately accepted!

What does this mean? I sent him a message asking if he would like to go for a drink, his reply:

There is nothing I'd like more, but I have a bit going on that I need to sort at this moment in time so I'm going to get back to you as soon as I can to see if you're still eligible to go for a drink when I can xx

I'd take it as it sounds unless you know more. Just wait and see.

Sorry to say but it sounds like he’s seeing someone else and is hoping to keep you lined up for if/when that ends.

No way of knowing , it could be that he's going through something difficult ie a bereavement or similar & is interested but can't do anything about it & doesn't want to go into details

Or he might have a partner already & keeping you as a back up

Whatever the reason .... don't put your life on hold for him , you dont need to be mean or anything but he could keep you dangling for months with no outcome even he doesn't mean to.
So accept his answer & continue living your life.

Just reply with a breezy "No worries "

Thanks. I'll just reply short but sweet. He got all excited when my friend asked to fix him up with me, so not sure why he didn't say he wasn't single on the night?
But yeah could be other stuff too.

Sounds like he's keeping you on the back burner

Yes, it does doesn't it! I've sent a quick reply saying, no worries and all the best. Frustrating and confusing, he obviously sent me a Facebook requset to have a nosy!
It was my friend who fixed me up with him while we were out and I sensed great chemistry, he obviously didn't tell her that someone else was around!

Thanks for the replies everyone.