Sneaky Trick To Cancel Facebook Friend Requests (Without The Person Knowing)

Have you ever wondered what happened to those Facebook requests you never heard from…did they ignore your request or just forget to respond?

Whether it’s that random bargoer who insisted you be friends forever after a crazy night out, or an old flame who desperately tried to revive you… Facebook keeps track of which user you’ve ever sent a friend request .

But be warned, the list can be damaging to your ego.

The Facebook desktop method

First, you need to go to your friends section of your profile and click on Friend Requests.

This will take you to a page of your pending friend requests, where you can access your own list of all the people you’ve ever rejected on Facebook over the years.

If you hover under the little “view requests sent” button, stylized in blue, you’ll be faced with every Facebook rejection you’ve ever gotten.

It can be a lot at first, especially if you’ve accumulated hundreds of rejected requests over the course of a few years, but it’s never too late to manually undo them using the ‘cancel request’ prompt.

It can be a lot to handle at first, especially if you’ve accumulated hundreds of rejected requests over the course of a few years, but it’s never too late to manually undo them using the ‘Cancel Request’ prompt

The method of the Facebook app

If you prefer to use Facebook on your smartphone, here’s how to undo the pain to your ego.

Go to the Facebook app on your home screen and find your menu. There are several options here, but the one you need to select is the “friends” shortcut.

Go to the Facebook app on your home screen and find your menu. There are several options here, but the one you need to select is the “friends” shortcut

You will immediately see your own requests that you have yet to respond to – then press ‘see all’ on the right and then again on the three dots in the top right

Again, you have the chance to cancel rejected sent requests if you want to reclaim your dignity

You will immediately see your own requests that you have yet to respond to – then press ‘see all’ on the right, then the three dots again in the top right.

You will find the same list of people who check their requests very frequently or who don’t want regular updates from you online.

Again, you have the chance to cancel rejected sent requests if you want to reclaim your dignity.