I think it's unbelievably ridiculous that there isn't a way to use lives from friends. If you get them, they come when you already have 5 lives. Even if you don't "accept" they disappear. If you do accept, they do not add to your lives. It is HUGELY frustrating and will be the reason I stop playing. after awhile you get tired of it. Yesterday, I lost 7 or 8 lives sent by friends. There HAS to be a way to store them. Otherwise, there is NO POINT in sending requests or lives to ANYONE.