diff --git a/lib/shared/messages/update-relationship-message-spec.js b/lib/shared/messages/update-relationship-message-spec.js
--- a/lib/shared/messages/update-relationship-message-spec.js
+++ b/lib/shared/messages/update-relationship-message-spec.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import type { NotifTexts } from '../../types/notif-types';
 import type { ThreadInfo } from '../../types/thread-types';
 import type { RelativeUserInfo } from '../../types/user-types';
+import { ET, type EntityText } from '../../utils/entity-text';
 import {
   robotextToRawString,
   robotextForMessageInfo,
@@ -29,7 +30,6 @@
   type CreateMessageInfoParams,
   type MessageSpec,
   type MessageTitleParam,
-  type RobotextParams,
 } from './message-spec';
 import { assertSingleMessageInfo } from './utils';
 
@@ -131,19 +131,17 @@
     return { ...messageData, id };
   },
 
-  robotext(
-    messageInfo: UpdateRelationshipMessageInfo,
-    creator: string,
-    params: RobotextParams,
-  ): string {
-    const target = params.robotextForUser(messageInfo.target);
+  robotext(messageInfo: UpdateRelationshipMessageInfo): EntityText {
+    const creator = ET.user({ userInfo: messageInfo.creator });
     if (messageInfo.operation === 'request_sent') {
-      return `${creator} sent ${target} a friend request`;
+      const target = ET.user({ userInfo: messageInfo.target });
+      return ET`${creator} sent ${target} a friend request`;
     } else if (messageInfo.operation === 'request_accepted') {
-      const targetPossessive = messageInfo.target.isViewer
-        ? 'your'
-        : `${target}'s`;
-      return `${creator} accepted ${targetPossessive} friend request`;
+      const targetPossessive = ET.user({
+        userInfo: messageInfo.target,
+        possessive: true,
+      });
+      return ET`${creator} accepted ${targetPossessive} friend request`;
     }
     invariant(
       false,