How can you see friends who you have sent friend requests but are still pending on Facebook?

A Few Ways to View Pending Friend Requests

After many edits of their privacy features, Facebook has removed the function to view a list of sent and pending friend requests. There are, however, a few efficient-albeit slightly complicated-ways to view this information.

One way is to navigate through your complete friends list.

1. Click "Account" in the upper right-hand corner of your Facebook homepage.
2. Click "Edit Friends."
3. Click the "Friends" link on the left-hand side of the page.
4. Scroll through the list and find the person you've friend-requested.

If the request is still pending, it will read "Friend Request Pending" under the name.

If you're curious about a friend request sent to a specific person, you can also search for them in the search box at the top of your Facebook homepage.

1. Type the person's full name into the search box, and click the magnifying glass icon to the right to search. This takes you to their page.

"Awaiting friend confirmation" will appear at the top of the page, next to their name, if the request is still pending. The "Add as Friend" link will appear if the request has been ignored.

An application is also available to provide a quick and easy view of your pending friend requests. A new version of this application is currently being developed, which will allow you to not only view pending requests, but also see who has 'unfriended' you and who has ignored a request.

If you are interested, there is also a way to view recently-added friends. These are friends who have either sent you a request, or who you have sent requests to.

1. Click "Account" in the upper right-hand corner of your Facebook homepage.
2. Click "Edit Friends."
3. Click "Recently Added" in the menu on the left-hand side of the page.

Friend Requests vs. Facebook Invites

Some confusion has been raised in a number of discussion forums regarding the difference between friend requests and Facebook invites. A friend request is sent between two Facebook members. An invite is sent by one Facebook user to a non-Facebook user, inviting that person to create an account. If you're interested, there are ways to view any past or pending Facebook invites.

1. Click "Account" in the upper right-hand corner of your Facebook homepage.
2. Click "Edit Friends."
3. Click "Invite Friends to join Facebook" in the menu on the left-hand side of the page.
4. Click the "View All Invites."

Here you will be able to view a list of sent invites. You can sort this list by recipient, invitees who have joined, invitees who have not joined, and date sent.