joeLove Posted October 1, 2010 Posted October 1, 2010 This is a little bit of a new situation for me, so I'm curious how anyone would act on this ... Mostly interested in a ladies' perspective. I have about 1000 friends on my facebook page. And of course, with so many friends, some I know and see in the real world often, others that were just added after meeting them once or twice. Being single again recently and thought to myself, why should I go out and meet strangers (Online, at bars, ...), when I can browse my friends list on facebook and see plenty of "single" and interesting ladies. The advantage would be that, I can simply look through their profiles, photos albums, statuses and get a clear idea of who they are...and of course, they could do the same about me. I have nothing to hide... they can even see my family pictures ... and vice versa... So, I did that and found a couple of ladies, that I last saw in person a couple of years ago. One of them, I flirted casually a while back...In the meantime, she has moved out of state, so can't really meet her again "easily" in person. But, she seems to have matured into a fine young lady ... Would be interested to know from a ladies perspective how you would take it, if someone you knew and haven't talked to but is in your friends list would be interested in talking and getting to know you ... Joe
Cee Posted October 1, 2010 Posted October 1, 2010 I've done exactly what you are talking about. I have FB friends who I haven't met, but we have mutual friends/interests in common. It is tricky business, but me being a woman might make it easier. What I do is send a Facebook message and ask the guy for coffee. My pitch is along the lines of that I'd like to meet him because he has an interesting profile and we have mutual interests. Because it's a platonic/networking offer, no one has ever said no. Only once did it turn into a dating thing. The guy was fantastic, but I didn't feel a spark and ended it. We remain FB friends to this day. Probably there is potential for drama, but that is what unfriending and privacy options are for.
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