Facebook protocol

Today I got sent a ‘friend request’ from someone I don’t actually know.  Normally this is a no brainer… there’s the ‘ignore’ button… CLICK! 

But this friend request came from a relative.  A relative I’ve never met and am unlikely to meet in the foreseeable future given that this person lives in Canada-da and I’m all the way down here in Aus-tray-lee-yah. 

So what do you do?  Can I be rude to a relative whose a complete stranger and ignore the friend request?  Or does the inherent connection mean I’m obliged to be amiable and friendly towards this person who was hitherto unknown to me?

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Tell me what you think