I accept friend requests mostly because I feel sorry for kids who have to live in an age where such things matter. I never talk to care about any of my "friends" and they never talk or care about me, but hopefully the "friend request accepted" gives some kid a brief moment of happiness.
That's not to say I hate everyone here, or that I dislike everyone in my friends list... but this is my main view on chess.com "friends."
OldSpooky 🏴☠️ is my BF here - we’re both loose cannons! And chess20202021, I’ll make sure to text u more often. 🇦🇩 🇺🇸
I'd say I am really close to around 50% of my friends, met 25% in a game or in the forums, and either requested or accepted the other 25% because they were either titled or super talented.
Meow!
oh its you, well not sure some are fans, some are random, and some i talk with a lot as i consider them friends and we would discuss together and have fun but most are either random/fans
one of my friends has 5,000+ friends
I only talk with 4 of them on a somewhat regular basis
I have several people on my friends list who I regularly text with but I probably talk to OldSpooky the most. 🏴☠️