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A: This is the kind of request that makes me want to immediately come up with a white lie along the lines of: “My Facebook page is a secret society of people who all own parrots.” In fact, there is no reason (or way) to lie, says Will Schwalbe, co-author of SEND: Why People Email So Badly and How to Do It Better. “The supervisor may have already seen the list of friends you have in common.” But, Schwalbe explains, this is why God (or Mark Zuckerberg) made the “Create a List” option for friends. “I would accept the request but assign him to a list I’d set up just for such people. I might label it ‘Business’ and then severely limit what people on that list can see on my page.” —Judith Newman
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