when you ask someone to be your myspace friend you can check the status by going into your "pending requests" (not your "requests" folder, your "pending requests" folder)

you will see all the ppl you are waiting for to approve you.

if they approve you it disappears and you will see you have +1 friend on your friend list.

if they deny you the request dissapears from your p.r. box as if it never existed.