How do you choose your friends??

joycebug

Just curious...but how do you choose who you will request as a friend on this site??? Is it all about quantity and not quality???

BigDave1050

I'll add anyone, but if they aren't supportive I cut them pretty quick.

Ashleyyyb93

Definitely quality. You can have 200 friends who wont support you....but someone else might have 40 really great friends.

I love my friends on here...I choose them when I see something they write or by looking at their profile. If they seem like a genuinely nice person then I will send them a request.

I also send requests to people who are in the same boat as me. (same height, same target weight, similar personality) because I feel like I can support them alot more!!

x x x

BellaFe

I add people who have the same interests as me or ones that I find funny

Cindy873

I don't usually add people. They add me. I don't accept them all, and those that I do accept I may not keep. I prefer requests from people with a message, pics, and info on their profile. If it's just a blank profile it gets denied. If they aren't supportive or we don't seem compatible they get dropped.

markpmc

Depends. Open diary and post your workout EVERYDAY a workout is due. If you tell me you're doing 5 days/week don't skip two of them. I depend on getting hassled by my friends on travel weeks (when I want to skip one).

If you follow YOUR plan, then you're good with me. If you cry and talk about how hard it is, then you're gone.

anifani4

Definitely quality. You can have 200 friends who wont support you....but someone else might have 40 really great friends.

I love my friends on here...I choose them when I see something they write or by looking at their profile. If they seem like a genuinely nice person then I will send them a request.

I also send requests to people who are in the same boat as me. (same height, same target weight, similar personality) because I feel like I can support them alot more!!

x x x

Same for me. I have 14 mfp friends on my list and find it difficult to keep up with everyone.

lewcompton

I accept pretty much anyone and as long as they don't get weird or disappear for two months I keep them on... I've been pretty successful losing weight and I'm seriously trying to help others to succeed as well.

RhonndaJ

I hate to say it, but it's rare I'll make a friend request myself, and when I do it will be to someone with similar goals or food plans.

But when it comes to requests I'll actually accept from anyone, because I presume they have a reason for wanting to be on my/have me on their feed.

Some I interact with regularly, some I don't think I've spoken directly to, but I understand what that can be like. Just watching can be helpful to some.

Really, how you handle things depends on what works best for you.

ajones1227

I like friends that are supportive to me like im supportive to them. You can usually tell in the first couple of days who fits into what category. You have your faithful supporters, then you have ones that want support and never give it in return , the ones that want friends on their list but are never logged in, you have the ones that have so many friends that they really cant give everybody support and so on and so on. I cant speak for everybody else but this is what ive encountered since I've been here.

rsharper97

Most of my friends I have obtained from the Community boards. I have picked them because they share some of my same goals and are also looking for supportive friends. I wish you luck!

Angmu7

I will normally accept anyone that ask and when I request them it is based on a post I saw or such. Now with that said there are times I requested someone or they asked me and I just remove them because it is too much drama or such in their feeds. I interact with those on my friends list and encourage them...but right now I have few friends because I really just want to have support along the way.

kcpond

I will usually select friends who have similar goals or are in similar situations as myself. Sometimes, though it is because there has been something they have written or in their bios that have caught my attention as someone who might be able to give me some kind of motivation to keep it going.

danibu98

I definitely look for
1) people who are in the same boat as me. Whether that is in terms of size or personal stats, I look for some common ground.
-or-
2) people who show 'spark'. I am a high energy, happy person. I want to surround myself with people like that on my journey.

I have yet to find anyone who has the same career challenges that I do- I'm a wine and craft beer rep constantly surrounded by alcohol and good food- but that will come in time!

-D

micheleld73

I'll accept most requests though prefer have a comment as to why they are requesting to be my friend. If they don't log on regularly (out longer than a month) and I don't know them IRL, I will drop them. Most of my requests are to people I know or to people who I have seen on the message boards that answer problems and situations similar to my own with honest and knowledgable answers.

flying182

I look for people with similar attitudes - i.e. positive, motivating, determined and encouraging. I definitely go for quality not quantity and I think you can tell a lot from people's profile. I have dropped or not accepted some people because they seem a bit 'needy' for constant 'woot, woots' on every single posting of diary or exercise - I just like the occasional milestone comments and a bit of a laugh now and again!