May I choose my own "friends" please?

Something odd happened recently. Maybe you've experienced the same.

Someone (we'll call this person "Alex") "confirmed me as a friend" on FB, yet I never sent a "friend request". How does this happen?

I could understand if maybe I had peeked at Alex's profile and accidentally clicked on a button, but I have purposefully avoided Alex's profile because I don't like surprises.

I don't want to see Alex's status change from "single" to "in a relationship" to "engaged" then "married". Nope, I wouldn't handle any of those well, so I've NEVER peeked at the profile. Although I care greatly for Alex, I don't need to know the intimate details of what's going on in Alex's life. At least not when it comes to relationships. With regard to any other aspect of Alex's life, I'm all ears.

I was talking with friends who asked me how I feel about Alex seeing my posts. To which I replied, "it really doesn't matter". I don't have any relationship changes taking place, and even if I did, Alex wouldn't care. So there aren't any issues there.

But I'm still perplexed by the question, "HOW did Alex confirm me as a 'friend' when I did NOT send a 'friend request'?"

I just don't get it. Is Facebook choosing my "friends" for me? {insert Twilight Zone music here}

Hmmm???

Let the DIALOGUE begin! If you're on Facebook, have you ever had someone confirm a friend request that YOU did NOT send?

Talk to me!

Til next time...