Why didn’t my friend request go through?

Facebook is a place where people connect and share with friends, family, classmates, coworkers, and other people that they know personally. When you try to connect with strangers on Facebook, it undermines Facebook’s mission and can make other Facebook members uncomfortable.

If you have been prevented you from adding friends on Facebook, it is likely because many recent friend requests sent from your account have gone unanswered. This may be because you’ve asked strangers to be friends or because you’ve engaged in other behavior that Facebook users have reported as unwelcome. When you are allowed to use this feature again, only send friend requests to people that you already know to avoid having additional limits placed on your account.

Apparently I have been annoying people with my friend requests. This is Facebook’s way of telling me that I am a creepy stalker that people don’t want to be friends with. Thanks a lot Facebook, next time just send a bottle of sleeping pills.

My advice for anyone who gets this message is to go through your friends list and get rid of some of the pending friend requests. I think it also helps to include a personal message on every friend request. Just say where you know them from, or just say hi, you’re cute.