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How can I approve friend requests on MySpace?

I've just started working on the popular MySpace site and it's pretty fun to find old buddies and new friends on the site, but sometimes people tell me that they've invited me to be a friend and I've never seen their invite? What's up with that, Dave? And how do I check to see if there are any outstanding friend requests?

Dave's Answer:

You're not the first person who has indicated that they find the user interface on MySpace more than a bit baffling, so I'll show you the trick to finding the Friend Request Manager, okay?

First off, every time I go to the MySpace site I think I'm logged in automatically, but I'm not, so the first step is to make sure you log in by entering your data in the login box about half-way down the right column:

MySpace: Account Login Box from Home Page

Now you'll be logged in and a ways down on the left side (you'll need to scroll down) you'll find your My Mail area, which looks like this:

As you can see, I also have an outstanding friend request, so there's a nice, cheery "New Friend Requests" to tell me that, like you, I have at least one friend request that I didn't answer yet.

Click on that link and you'll get to see these supposed friends who are waiting to get the thumbs up or down from you. For me, there are two friends who want to connect with MySpace:

That's the key area you want to check every week or two, it'll show you all the outstanding friend requests (logically enough, given its name!)

To accept, deny, or email each of the possible friend requests, click on the appropriate button. For me, I'm happy to connect to both Stormy and Jodie so I click "Approve" for both and seconds later we're now official MySpace Friends. Nice!

In terms of why you might not be getting all the invites, I'm suspecting that it's your spam filter that's to blame. Check your spam folder - and perhaps create a new spam rule - to ensure you see all the invites as they arrive from MySpace.

Hope that helps out!

Finally, if you'd like to connect with me via MySpace, that'd be great! My MySpace Page. Also, since you are just learning about MySpace, you might well be interested in my MySpace Help area too.

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Comments

Do I really have to buy you a chai?

Posted by: Rocknstrings at April 21, 2006 9:22 PM

Of course not, but I won't say "no" if you do... :-)

Posted by: Dave Taylor at April 23, 2006 2:42 AM

Dave i just started my myspace account and 2 days later i could not log in no more and for some reason, i cant get my account back, when i try to restart it or try to start a new one my account wont let me. It always lets me type my info but it wont accept any passwords that i type in.

Posted by: jerray jones at June 24, 2006 8:25 PM

For some reason, messages I have sent to friends on myspace during the last two days were not received. My inbox says I have 3 messages, but nothing is there and my sent box displays the messages I sent.... Comments and friend requests seem to be working fine....I deleted all the codes for my layout, icons and graphics and then re-entered some of them, but nothing seems to work....is this a current myspace glitch, or did I do something to screw things up??

Posted by: md at September 25, 2006 10:17 PM

Myspace no longer deletes accounts subjected as spammers...rather they crible it meaning one can not send anymore messages or send friends request.... they will still appear in your outbox but the other party never gets it, it will just show as NEW COMMENT OR NEW MAIL but it will be empty....

Posted by: Andre at October 7, 2006 10:30 PM

In myspace I have a few profiles in my Friend Request Manager that have NO check boxes, approve or deny buttons.
Any ideas on how to remove them?

Thanks in advance,

Joe

Posted by: Joe at November 3, 2006 6:19 PM

how do you send friend requests?

Posted by: k at November 16, 2006 5:11 PM

I KEEP GETTING FRIEND REQUESTS AND WHEN I CLICK ON IT IT SHOWS NOTHING!

Posted by: JANIELLE at January 19, 2007 12:51 PM

i cant send messages to people so can you help me

Posted by: gregory at February 13, 2007 2:57 PM

i can't get any friend request

Posted by: jenny at February 22, 2007 11:09 PM

dave how you doing

I'm not able to send messages on myspace. It tells me message has been sent but there is no copy in my sent folder nor does the message reach the recipient. This is the same for friend request.

Please give me the answer.

Thank You.

Posted by: vern at March 2, 2007 1:47 PM

i can't read the friend request what do i do and how do i read them it let me do it once and that is all i have 5 request i can't read.help me please.thank you

Posted by: donna at March 7, 2007 12:05 PM

hey

Posted by: chelsea at March 24, 2007 7:06 PM

i can't send messages to friends why is that?

Posted by: jhada at March 27, 2007 4:01 PM

Howcome I cant check my myspace freind requests or my comments it keeps taking my back to my home page

Posted by: Andrew at April 25, 2007 2:52 PM

i can't send anyone comments or check my friend request because it keeps sending me back to my home page!what do i do?

Posted by: crystal at April 30, 2007 10:18 AM

i got a message on my myspce when my computer was turned of itwhen i turned my computer on it says ive got a myspace message but when i click on it it goes on bout me sending messages and wont let me read it why ?

Posted by: sammie at June 8, 2007 9:08 AM

on myspace, i can't message or comment only one of my friends?
yet she can to me?
she didn't block me, i didn't block her.
what's the deal?

Posted by: Rebekah Haworth at June 10, 2007 3:56 AM

Hey there i was just wondering if there was anything wrong with the sending out comments and message part of myspace i havent been able to send out anything in a couples weeks now i checked my settings and all that what do need to do er is it messed up???

Posted by: Jaime at July 7, 2007 12:31 PM

How do i send all my friends a message on myspace?

Posted by: Gino Olivieri at July 23, 2007 10:03 AM

i can't check my myspace anymore, my boss has a block on my computer. is there anyway I can get my messages sent to my current E-mail? it was frankie_24_tx_fem@yahoo.com, now it is frankie24_tx_fem2yahoo.com. please reply. My High School reunion is coming up. Thankyou,
Frankie Baxter

Posted by: frankie at July 25, 2007 1:37 PM

i cant send any one a friend request

Posted by: jasmine at August 4, 2007 6:12 PM

i cant send any one a friend request

Posted by: jasmine at August 4, 2007 6:17 PM

I want to add notes to my friend request..any one know how to do this?

Posted by: Stephanie at January 26, 2008 12:06 AM

on my myspace profile there'sz a HUGE gap at the bottom how do i get rid of it ?
it'sz very annoying lol
please help me:(

Posted by: brittany at January 26, 2008 7:21 PM

It allows me to send friend requests to everyone but this one friend that i would like to add. everytime i click "add to friends" it sends me back to myspace home page. how can i add him if it wont let me?

Posted by: Ashleigh at February 12, 2008 12:08 PM

okay now myspace is being abuse!!!i've tried to contact Tom but he never replies so now Ima try you.theres so many fights at my school over myspace and theres this girl named Ysauna,shes the one abusin myspace!!!she stole her cousin page and now she going around talking bout kids and the kids is thinking its her cousin!!

Posted by: adeshay at March 19, 2008 1:00 PM

Does anyone know if you can accept more than 10 friends at a time on myspace??

Posted by: daddy design at April 16, 2008 4:13 PM

i can't see my friend requests. i recieve them but i can't approve it. the req disappears! why?

Posted by: lila at April 18, 2008 12:35 PM

I KEEP GETTING FRIEND REQUESTS AND WHEN I CLICK ON IT IT SHOWS NOTHING!

Posted by: lila at April 18, 2008 12:43 PM

if someone denies your friend request, does it disappear from you 'sent requests' list?

Posted by: shana at July 31, 2008 5:03 PM

Since there is supposed to be no such thing as a stupid question......is there a way to send one single comment to all everybody in my myspace friends?

Posted by: CB at August 17, 2008 10:30 PM

I have a lot to say, but ...

I have a lot to say, and questions of my own for that matter, but most of all I'd like to say thank you for all your efforts on this Web site by buying you a chai!

I do have a comment, now that you mention it!