I’d like to know how many players send friend requests and what prompts it. I know that I’ll only get comments from the few who check the Help topics and find this. That’s okay.
When do you decide to send a friend request and how much research goes into your decision?
For example, do you send requests at parties? Do you look up players you’ve seen and then request? Other comments about friending on CW - going and coming?
Reasons I send friend requests:
I guess I ought to share a bit about my own thoughts.
Early on, I sent friend requests when I saw someone of interest in a party. Maybe they were chatting a bit and I liked the way they expressed themselves, or the like. I didn’t even link the idea to being able to follow them or whatever, just the idea of having a friend on here I could say Hi to. Maybe because I was not very far along, I got several rejections over time. Eventually, I just stopped sending requests. I felt almost like a door-to-door salesman getting the cyber-door slammed in my face. But, I did continue with accepting requests from everybody on the fly - even guests back then. I eventually drew the line at guest and have settled into accepting most anybody with an avatar name who wants to be my CW friend. I almost never see a player’s profile until after I accept. I get most requests from other players in parties or games. Stay safe and well, everybody.
I rarely send friend requests, when I do it’s because I’ve seen a player around a lot in the game in general, or I have interacted with them a fair amount on the help forum. Mainly I make friends by accepting requests. I rarely send requests in a party
I think I don’t send requests because I don’t imagine people wanting to be friends with me
Like Eddi I rarely send friend requests, one reason being I don’t want to bother people & another that a lot of “established” players don’t want Tourists friends 
I gladly accept friends requests, was pleasantly surprised when I got one (& accepted) from a well known player and a bit deflated when she deleted me within a week 
As a rule I delete friends if they are six months inactive. As I am very bad at multitasking whispering & following to another partyroom are still mysteries to me so I a bit socially awkward 
I will send requests after getting to know ppl at parties and interacting with them. If someone sends me a request, I check their profile to see what we have in common.
@Elanor your five reasons for friending are basically the same as mine. I get quite a few friend requests at parties, poker games or in the lobby, from people who I’ve never seen before or interacted with. I check their profiles and deny most of them because they’re either guests or private, don’t say anything about themselves, or say something objectionable. If I can see that we have friends in common, I’m more likely to accept.
My weirdest friending experience was on 7 Seas about a month ago. Some guy I didn’t remember even seeing before sent a friend request along with a proposal, engagement ring and wedding ring! Denied friend request and sent a message saying I don’t friend people I’ve never seen or spoken to, much less get engaged to or marry them. His reply, “It’s only a game”. I responded, “Yes it’s only a game, but serious relationships aren’t. ” Shocked and lol-ing at this guy’s audacity, but I guess in a way it was a compliment. Creepy though
When i was still young in the game i used to accept friend requests from anyone, including guests, didn’t read their profiles nor knew them from a party or game i played. I did that because my naive, let’s say, thought back then was that if they want to talk to me or find me in parties or games, i can help them and myself in the game and also you never know if that person becomes your best friend in here. Nowadays, i am more conservative in who i accept and to who i send my friend requests, not because i don’t want to give someone a chance, but the experience i gained through my days here tells me i should be careful.
I totally agree with @Elanor and her reasons on friend requests.
I don’t see the point of a serious relationship on CW. Really, the chances of actually meeting someone you get to know here are only slightly greater than zero. Plus, I find it difficult to engage with anyone consistently. One guy kept sending me his heart. I had to remove it over and over again before he got the message.
I have made a wonderful relationship with a beautiful friend here!! We talk daily, and we send text. A relationship doesn’t necessariy mean boyfriend/girlfriend. A relationship can mean many things to different people. However, I’m not saying friend everyone, a lady needs to be careful of who they talk to here. There are always going to be creepers. Have fun and go with your guts!! Hugs! Good luck!
At first I refused friends request. Then in parties it says “invite friends” I don’t know any of the people that are on my “friends” list some are active and others are not. In a party, when I click on “invite friends”, does it send them a bubble window? A popup of some sort? I have never received or seen one and have been curious about this whole “friends” thing
When you use the “invite friends” button a small pop-up will appear on their screen. I see the pop-up on the upper lefthand side between where it says “Games Menu” and the list of other people in the room where you are in the game. It comes up in the same place as the notification that your treasure box is ready and doesn’t interrupt their play unlike the ones from a direct invitation to you from your avatar menu
You can opt in or out of receiving party invitations from friends. It’s listed under the Privacy & Security tab under Settings. Just scroll down a bit. You’ll see it.