Facebook is testing a new feature where you can ask your friends about their relationship status. This isn’t surprising as Facebook already allows you to ask for personal information like phone numbers, but it may be the most intrusive.
Once you “Ask” your friend about his or her relationship status, he or she will receive a notification. Your friend can then allow only you to view his or her relationship status or can set it as public.
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While it’s more understandable for Facebook to include an ask feature for phone numbers, emails, and other personal information, asking about relationship statuses is intrusive. If your friend doesn’t want to publicize a relationship, then they probably don’t want you asking about it. If you’re not close enough to a Facebook friend to know his or her relationship status, then you probably shouldn’t ask.
The “Ask” feature for relationship statuses is being tested so you may not have the option just yet.
Source: Business Insider
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