My "EX" friend just sent a friend request to me... How should I "REACT" to this?

[thecobra]

i have not accepted her. But they are obviously close... she has pics with my ex and my ex' cousing' at the pool so...

 

how should I react to this?

[Calico]

As a rule of thumb: If you don't know what to do, do nothing.

 

You can just ignore the friend request and let it sit there. Pretend you have never seen it. Or you just reject it because you have decided that you are done with your ex and want to move on -- which requires you to stop caring about what they think or how they feel about what you do.

 

It's difficult at first, but gets easier after some time. Unfriending my ex was very hard, to a degree where I nearly laughed at myself for how ridiculous I felt, but blocking her on other platforms later on came easier.

[NavyAirTraffic]

If you ex has a FB account and you block her, your ex will disappear. Anything she is tagged with, anything she posts on your friends wall, nothing about your ex will be visible to you. Having said that, if she isn't tagged you'll see it. If you can handle seeing some of her photos, and remember some might be with other guys, then accept the request but only if you have ZERO emotional attachment. Seeing pics of her WILL set you back!!

 

If you can't handle that, send your friend a private message to talk initially. If this is a friend you would like to keep, explain your situation and why you can't accept. Then see where it goes, maybe exchange other contact info. Good luck.