Who
Have You "Stalked" On Facebook?
By KristinBrandt, Realsimple.com
I admit it – I don't play most of the
"games" on Facebook. I don't have a Farm. I
won't join the Mafia. I used to be hooked on
Scrabble and Jewel Quest. But mostly, the
thing I enjoy doing most on Facebook is
"stalk" people from my past.
Photo: realsimple.com
You know what I'm talking about. Someone
posts a photo of (or becomes friends with) a
former flame, friend, classmate or business
associate, and you spend the rest of the
night finding that person; looking through
their friends; checking out their spouse,
finding them on LinkedIn, checking out their
personal web site...
Seriously, I'm not the only one who does
that, right? Right??
Of course you never actually contact the
person you are checking out because, well
that would be weird. Especially if you
haven't spoken to the individual in years,
or in fact you didn't actually like the
person (because seriously, who wants to be
friends with the person who bullied them in
junior high school)?
Last night, after a friend's mom posted some
pictures (see portion of the photo above), I
was inspired to find my best friend from
elementary school – a gir I lost touch with
after she moved away and we both went to
junior high school. I've looked for her in
the past, but had never been able to find
her - until now.
A search on Facebook gave me a few options,
but one had the right combination of friends
(brother, father, etc) to make me 99% sure I
had found her. Then, after my customary
perusal I did something unusual – I sent her
a note.
I'm not entirely sure why I wrote to this
woman I haven't seen for over 25 years, and
who now lives on the other side of the
country. I don't expect to revive a
friendship which faded when we were 12, but
I have always wondered how her life turned
out and if she is happy.
So I guess that's why I did it. And I hope
she considers writing me back.
In the meantime – who have you checked out
online? And have you ever tried to make
contact?
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