Should I send a Facebook friend request to my friend?

[Chris]

my exchange friend and i were once facebook friends. lets just say we were good friends (we spoke a lot for 5 months) and if he came to school in the united states, he would have been like a brother to me. i helped him the best i could. once summer started, he just suddenly stopped answering my messages. i would continue to send like one or two messages but he wouldnt respond, but i know he saw them. i felt a little hurt and used since i want to why hes ignoring me. i realised he wasnt coming but he didnt tell me, i just assumed. in the past 3 weeks, he started deleting all of facebook friends (i survived his massive facebook friend cut) and then he changed his facebook name. one day after, he deleted his facebook. i knew he was gonna come back to facebook but i didnt know when. i went on his moms facebook page last night, and noticed she had added a friend. i looked and it was my friend but i could tell he made it a little difficult to search for him. i checked his facebook of course and he has only 3 friends at the moment. should i wait a few weeks to send him a request? i just miss him (no homo) since he was just really awesome and i dont want him to forget me, but at the same time, i dont want him to think im a creep either bc he would prolly want to know how i found him.

[Immy]

Add him.

[Amy]

aww u r having a bro romance .
add him if he accepts then nothing was wrong between u too maybe he was just going through something but if he dosent accept it allow him u were kind enough to help him and if he dosent appreciate it then thats his loss

[PreppyXOX]

Add him.
YOLO

[Courtney]

Hmm.. Tricky! People are likethat! If you reaally want to be friends with him then message him and be straight. Ask him if hes ignoring you and put ' if you are ignoring me or do not want me in your life then please just make it clear.
But yeah add him as a friend and just see what happens. If he doesnt accept your request after a few weeks just forget about him! Some people are pathetic and just dont deserve you! Good luck!

[kkwc]

Add him! my exchange partner stopped replying to my messages and I was hurt but then I found out he does it to everyone and when I saw him we were normal friend again

[Lady Purple]

Talk to your friend through his mom. Do this - say hi to his mom - let her know you miss him and want to know he is okay. Let he know that you see he has deleted his page and you want to keep up with him. Ask her how can you reach out ot him. Do not let him know you see his new page - respect his privacy.

I am sure he is hurt because he can't come to the states and don't want to be reminded of that. So from time to time - chat with his mom and tell her something funny you remember about your conversations and let her know how that funny made your day. I can assure you she will share this with him. He may reach out to you once he sees that you still care and while you are hurt that you can't talk to him - you are trying to understand his situation.

If he reaches out to you - don't start nagging him about what happened. Just show that you are glad to hear from him and that you missed him. Start a fresh conversation about what is happening in your life and how you are glad he is back in your life. Encourage him to keep in touch and get off. Don't chat all day. Tell him you hope to hear from him again. Let him tell you what's up if he wants to. Be a friend, but not a nagging friend.

If you don't hear from him now - just stay in touch with his mom. Do not reach out to his new page. He will get your message. Long distance friendship is needed in this world. Who knows what he is going through. Be kind and keep him in your prayers and thoughts.

If it was meant for you guys to be friends you will once again.

Take care.

[Martha]

Of course you should! But u will probably have to send him quite a long message explaining how you found him and everything. U must be careful though! If he has deleted all his other friends it might mean he has had amajor upheaval in his life or something!

[Shanssss]

N'awww, add him :3