public static int getFriendRequestCount(Statement stmt, int user_id) {
		try {
			ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery("SELECT COUNT(*) as count FROM friends AS f WHERE f.requested_for = " + user_id + " AND approved = 0");
			rs.first();
			return rs.getInt("count");
		} catch (SQLException e) {
			e.printStackTrace();
			return -1;
		}
		
		
	}