In an embodiment, a method of a one-way anonymous communication system is provided. The method includes receiving a request from a first user via a first user interface to communicate one-way anonymously with a second user, and using a processor, relaying a one-way anonymous message from the first user to be received by the second user via a second user interface, wherein the one-way anonymous message discloses a second user identification to the first user while withholding a first user identification from the second user. In the embodiment, the first user and the second user are each members of the same online social network, and the first user and the second user have a contact request connection, and the contact request connection was formed by acceptance of a contact request between the first user's contact group and the second user's contact group.