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Mutual friends on FB

This has happened a couple of times on FB, and it is always SO random.  I was on FB just now, and saw that one of my friends had commented on a photo of a cute baby, so I clicked on it.  The mom of the baby was tagged in the photo, so I checked out her profile.  This woman is a complete stranger to me, I have never seen her before in my life.

We have three mutual friends in common.  But these three friends of mine are from three completely different times in my life, and have ZERO connection to one another (as far as I know).  One is a friend of mine from high school (the one whose comment I clicked through), another is the boyfriend of my college roommate, and the third is the wife of one of H's college roommates. 

What are the odds that this woman would know these same three people?  None of the three are from the same city, none live in the same city now, they have jobs in completely different industries, went to completely different universities...

I don't know why I find this so weird, but I do.  It fascinates me.  And like I said, it has happened a few times.  Just a reminder that it really is a small world :)

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Re: Mutual friends on FB

  • I know! I will have people that I grew up with be friends with co-workers of mine from when I worked in London, wtf?
  • That's crazy!  Nothing like that has ever happened to me.  I DID get some random woman who requested me as a friend just because I have the same last name as her.  I asked Adam if he knew who she was and he said no.  Dude, I know my last name is weird, but I'm not going to be friends with everyone just because they have the same last name.
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  • I think the weirdest one for me was back when Facebook informed me that Matt's sister is good friends with one of my exes.

    I've now blocked SIL on FB, however, and the ex has been unfriended. Smile

  • I come across that maybe a handful of times. It's weird to see how small the world really is. Most of my connections are in similar fields/activities/cities, so it's no as much as a coincidence.

  • This happens to me ALLLL the time!  I'm like wait... "how do you know??? and how do YOU know... I'm confused." HAHAHA!

    Like Kevin's BM is friends on fb with a girl that I cheered with and was BFFs with for YEARS!  Apparently they went to school together.  But this is a VERY small school for people with learning disabilities.  My girl friend's graduating class was something like 12 people.

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  • imagestu31105:
    That's crazy!  Nothing like that has ever happened to me.  I DID get some random woman who requested me as a friend just because I have the same last name as her.  I asked Adam if he knew who she was and he said no.  Dude, I know my last name is weird, but I'm not going to be friends with everyone just because they have the same last name.

    Haha, some random guy friended me because we shared the same last name (maiden). I accepted the request and he immediately sent me a message that said, "Hey, if we got married, you totally wouldn't have to change your name!" Greg and I laughed so hard and I sent him a message back that said, "Tempting!"

    we're still friends! haha

  • imagemeganjane86:

    imagestu31105:
    That's crazy!  Nothing like that has ever happened to me.  I DID get some random woman who requested me as a friend just because I have the same last name as her.  I asked Adam if he knew who she was and he said no.  Dude, I know my last name is weird, but I'm not going to be friends with everyone just because they have the same last name.

    Haha, some random guy friended me because we shared the same last name (maiden). I accepted the request and he immediately sent me a message that said, "Hey, if we got married, you totally wouldn't have to change your name!" Greg and I laughed so hard and I sent him a message back that said, "Tempting!"

    we're still friends! haha

     

    Haha - Love this Megan! 

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  • I saw a girl who was commenting on a friend of mine's from high school's FB, who appeared to be pretty good friends with her. HS friend lives in NC. Then I saw the same girl commenting on my cousin's FB and my cousin lives in Maine!!  I ended up asking her how she knew them, but I just thought it was so interesting that this person was friend with 2 of my friends in completely different areas of the country.
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  • it is def a small world!
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  • I found out a girl I work with is friends with a guy I briefly dated (from Match.com).  He is now married with a baby. 
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