5. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the request to establish the social-networking relationship comprises at least one of: receiving the request to establish the social-networking relationship from the user of the social-networking application; receiving the request to establish the social-networking relationship from the other user of the social-networking application.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the request to establish the social-networking relationship comprises at least one of: receiving the request to establish the social-networking relationship from the user of the social-networking application; receiving the request to establish the social-networking relationship from the other user of the social-networking application. 7. The method of claim 5 , wherein receiving the request to establish the social-networking relationship from the user of the social-networking application comprises: analyzing the user's request to establish the social-networking relationship; determining, based at least in part on the analysis of the user's request, that the user has selected the first virtual persona to be associated with the other user.