diff --git a/friends/models.py b/friends/models.py
index 3f0404b..15c93ae 100644
--- a/friends/models.py
+++ b/friends/models.py
@@ -5,12 +5,28 @@
 
 
 class Friend(models.Model):
+    user = models.ForeignKey(User, on_delete=models.CASCADE, related_name="friends")
+    friend = models.ForeignKey(User, on_delete=models.CASCADE, related_name="friend_of")
+
+    class Meta:
+        unique_together = ("user", "friend")
+
+
+class FriendRequest(models.Model):
     STATE_CHOICES = [
-        ("request", "Request"),
-        ("approve", "Approve"),
-        ("deny", "Deny"),
+        ("pending", "Pending"),
+        ("accepted", "Accepted"),
+        ("declined", "Declined"),
     ]
 
-    user = models.ForeignKey(User, on_delete=models.CASCADE, related_name="friends")
-    friend = models.ForeignKey(User, on_delete=models.CASCADE, related_name="friend_of")
+    from_user = models.ForeignKey(
+        User, on_delete=models.CASCADE, related_name="sent_friend_requests"
+    )
+    to_user = models.ForeignKey(
+        User, on_delete=models.CASCADE, related_name="received_friend_requests"
+    )
+    created_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
     state = models.CharField(max_length=20, choices=STATE_CHOICES, default="request")
+
+    class Meta:
+        unique_together = ("from_user", "to_user")
diff --git a/friends/serializers.py b/friends/serializers.py
index f7c9ead..13aee59 100644
--- a/friends/serializers.py
+++ b/friends/serializers.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from rest_framework import serializers
-from .models import Friend
+from .models import Friend, FriendRequest
 from restaurants.models import Restaurant, UserRestaurantsList
 from accounts.models import User
 
@@ -11,16 +11,25 @@ class Meta:
 
 
 class FriendRequestSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
-    user = UserSerializer(read_only=True)
+    id = serializers.IntegerField(source="from_user.id")
+    name = serializers.CharField(source="from_user.name")
+    profile_img = serializers.URLField(source="from_user.profile_img.url")
+    reliability = serializers.IntegerField(source="from_user.reliability")
     common_restaurant_count = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
 
     class Meta:
-        model = Friend
-        fields = ["user", "state", "common_restaurant_count"]
+        model = FriendRequest
+        fields = [
+            "id",
+            "name",
+            "profile_img",
+            "reliability",
+            "common_restaurant_count",
+        ]
 
     def get_common_restaurant_count(self, obj):
         try:
-            user = obj.user
+            user = obj.from_user
             # friend_user = self.context.get('request').user
             friend_user = User.objects.get(id=21)
 
@@ -80,13 +89,28 @@ def get_common_restaurants(self, obj):
         ).values("restaurant__name", "restaurant__image_url")[:2]
         return friend_restaurants
 
+    def to_representation(self, instance):
+        representation = super().to_representation(instance)
+        include_restaurants = self.context.get("include_restaurants", False)
+        if not include_restaurants:
+            representation.pop("common_restaurants")
+        return representation
+
 
 class FriendSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
-    friend = UserSerializer(read_only=True)
+    id = serializers.IntegerField(source="friend.id")
+    name = serializers.CharField(source="friend.name")
+    profile_img = serializers.URLField(source="friend.profile_img.url")
+    reliability = serializers.IntegerField(source="friend.reliability")
 
     class Meta:
         model = Friend
-        fields = ["friend", "state"]
+        fields = [
+            "id",
+            "name",
+            "profile_img",
+            "reliability",
+        ]
 
 
 class RestaurantlistSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
diff --git a/friends/views.py b/friends/views.py
index f59d06d..39406c6 100644
--- a/friends/views.py
+++ b/friends/views.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     FriendRecommendSerializer,
 )
 from accounts.models import User
-from .models import Friend
+from .models import Friend, FriendRequest
 from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
 from django.db.models import Count, Q
 import random
@@ -44,14 +44,15 @@ def friend_restaurant_list(request, id):
 # @login_required
 def friend_list(request):
     try:
+        # user = request.user
         user = User.objects.get(id=21)
 
-        friend_request = Friend.objects.filter(friend=user, state="request")
+        friend_request = FriendRequest.objects.filter(to_user=user, state="pending")
         friend_request_serialized = FriendRequestSerializer(
             friend_request, context={"request": request}, many=True
         ).data
 
-        friends = Friend.objects.filter(user=user, state="approve")
+        friends = Friend.objects.filter(user=user)
         friends_serialized = FriendSerializer(friends, many=True).data
 
         user_restaurants = set(
@@ -71,7 +72,9 @@ def friend_list(request):
         )
 
         friend_recommend_serialized = FriendRecommendSerializer(
-            potential_friends, many=True, context={"request": request, "user": user}
+            potential_friends,
+            many=True,
+            context={"request": request, "user": user, "include_restaurants": False},
         ).data
 
         data = {
@@ -91,6 +94,7 @@ def friend_list(request):
 # @login_required
 def friend_recommend(request):
     try:
+        # user = request.user
         user = User.objects.get(id=21)
 
         user_restaurants = set(
@@ -112,7 +116,8 @@ def friend_recommend(request):
         if potential_friends:
             random_friend = random.choice(potential_friends)
             friend_recommend_serialized = FriendRecommendSerializer(
-                random_friend, context={"request": request, "user": user}
+                random_friend,
+                context={"request": request, "user": user, "include_restaurants": True},
             ).data
             return Response(friend_recommend_serialized)