Oh, no, sorry! I always forget you have to do all that to have someone as your friend. Sorta used to friend requests and all that. I'll get that done now and re-open them.
I just need one apple is all, so I can plant a tree and have future apples for when my villagers ask. I've got several other fruits I could trade or I could scrounge up some bells if that'd work better. Just reply or message me if you're interested.