To Many Friends?

dustylcsmith

I am somewhat new...I have been on MFP for around two months...

Soo anyway... I'm not usually one to let things get to me... but I just had someone send me a message saying that they were dropping me from their friends because I had too many friends? Is this a normal habit on here?

Heather75

No. Most people don't tell you.

Kidding aside, I have never heard of this.

jennro7781

What a ridiculous thing to do!

lil_missfit

wow!!! weird:)) Who needs em anyway.....they are being ridiculous:)) Add me if you like:))

cheshirequeen

ive never heard of that. i have only dropped friends because they hadnt been on in a very long time. obviously not a great friend if they want to drop you for that. consider a good thing. you can focus on people that want and need your encouragement

anna_b1

No way!!! That's just silly! If you ask me, that was no supportive friend after all. You're likely better off without him or her.

alienblonde1

Strange why would someone care how many friends someone else has..........

Chynadoll00

I am not sure.. pretty new on MFP feel free to add me as a friend I could really use so Positive support!

CassieLEO

Yeah, what a weirdo!!! No, that is absolutely NOT normal!!

jsteras

Never heard of such, add me if you like, we all can use all the support and motivation:)

luppic8

Hahaha! That is the funniest thing I've heard. You can never have too many friends!!!

Perfectlycrooked

I don't see how you could have too many friends :P that makes no sense..!

Improvised

I haven't heard of that, but I'm way new.

Carl01

Nice to have you as a friend now so forget about whoever it was.

mamijujuphat

I've had a weird reason...why I was dropped...this girl sent me a message saying that she was sorry that she requested me...but she had to drop me because she decided she only wanted to have friends she knew IRL....on her friends list

Heather75

People are weird.

anubis609

It bothers people to get dropped?

taso42_DELETED

Don't take it personally. People drop people all the time for various reasons. Maybe there was a difference of philosophy

Angela4Health

Ignore it. I drop people sometimes (without announcing it, of course) when they don't seem serious about this or share my same ideals for weight loss and healthy living. It's nothing personal. It was rude of that person to message you telling you that, but eh, that's their preragative, just go on about your day

janemartin02

never heard of such a weird thing.we`re all here for the same reason,I would think the more friends,the more support on both ends.jane

NeuroticVirgo

No. Most people don't tell you.

Kidding aside, I have never heard of this.

Honestly I think that's true. People do stuff like that all the time, they just don't usually send you a message about it.

RoadDog

I drop people if I don't interact with them. Or they offend me (not likely). Or they aren't on for a while.

I would prefer to have fewer friends that I can really check up on, have them hold me accountable and really develop some camaraderie.

I don't want to see if I can have 1,000 friends and then end up with a ever-rolling Home page filled with "LOL's", "LMFAO's" and "Hey, my Hubby, left the toilet seat up again".

I rarely not accept a friend request, but I quietly delete a few down the road.

rockabyesarojane

I drop people if I don't interact with them. Or they offend me (not likely). Or they aren't on for a while.

I would prefer to have fewer friends that I can really check up on, have them hold me accountable and really develop some camaraderie.

I don't want to see if I can have 1,000 friends and then end up with a ever-rolling Home page filled with "LOL's", "LMFAO's" and "Hey, my Hubby, left the toilet seat up again".

I rarely not accept a friend request, but I quietly delete a few down the road.

yup. same here. i add people upon request but only delete them if we don't interract at all within a couple of weeks. I don't care how many friends THEY have, i just want to be sure I'm being a good friend to the ones III have and know that they're doing the same for me. if she sent you a message about it, it kind of sounds like she wanted you to BEG her to be your friend or something. seems kind of strange to me!

kimmerroze

Yeah I am the same way... It is really strange that that person messaged you to tell you that...


But just remember that this isn't a social network like facebook... its about weightloss and fitness...

So people are going to drop people more often than you would drop someone on facebook. Simply because most people want a small group of people that they can interact and check up on...

when you get too many people then you lose those you were close to, and it just becomes a cyber crowd.

Mmmary212

That is very odd to tell you first LOL Who cares if someone X's you. If I friend request someone and realize their goals and habits dont mesh with mine...and that's okay, I have removed people. No harm done...

Maybe if you have too many friends, you wont give them all the attention they may desperately need and seek here. Which makes sense, but still is odd.

dustylcsmith

Yes, I agree that it really is not a big deal... just odd that they would message me to tell me they are doing so....