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It means they’ve declined your request, possibly marking it as ”spam” therefore you’ll see the message button yet obviously you weren’t blocked by them if you still see their profile.
Why does Facebook show message instead of add friend?
You may not be able to add someone as a friend if: They haven’t accepted your friend request yet. You may have already sent them a friend request. Check if the friend requests you’ve sent are still pending.
What does it mean when you can only message someone on Facebook?
You can send a message to anyone on Facebook, regardless of friend status or privacy settings. The only exception applies to members you’ve blocked and those who’ve blocked you. Filtering preferences may inadvertently cause messages to go unseen, even though they have been delivered.
How do you know if someone denied your friend request on Facebook?
Look at the gray button next to the person’s name. If the button reads “Friend Request Sent,” the person has not yet accepted or declined your friend request. If the button reads “+1 Add Friend,” the person denied your friendship request.
When the “Add Friend” button is not showing on someone’s profile, it’s not a bug on Facebook. The hidden or grayed out “Add Friend” is one of Facebook’s features to prevent spammers from abusing the button. There’s only one manual action that you can take to get the button to show up. Otherwise, you need to wait it out.
Why is my Friend Request Button not showing up on Facebook?
In a nutshell, if the friend request button is not showing on someone’s profile for a long time, they may have marked your friend request as spam. To fix the “Add Friend” button on Facebook, you can either try adding one of your friend’s friends on Facebook or wait it out.
What happens when someone denies Your Friend Request on Facebook?
If you sent a friend request to someone and they denied it, the “Add Friend” button will not show on their profile for a while. When someone denies your friend request on Facebook, you won’t be notified of it. However, there are three ways to tell if your friend request is denied: The button is grayed out and unclickable.
Why does the friend request button disappear when I send it?
The only time the button disappears when you have mutual friends with someone, is if you sent them a request before than they denied the request and chose the option to block future requests from you. You’re not blocked completely, but can’t sent them a friend request.