How do you make close friends on MFP?
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I suppose I've just gotten lucky because I've got some of the most amazingly supportive friends here. Many of them I would consider very close. Good people on here, you just have to be picky about who you add to your friends list. It goes beyond just commenting with a way to go or something when they post a workout. It's about being genuinely interested in their goals, their lives, etc. etc. I can pretty much talk about anything from fitness to personal things with the people I've got as friends here.0
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hahahaha, too great0
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I just keep them in my basement.
Yeah, about that..can you loosen up the chain just a little?0 -
I read blogs and read posts about people having invaluable friends and support with people on MFP. Now I love my friends on here. They always provide positive feedback to my status' and I try to do the same. But I wouldn't consider them close. How do you use MFP to get I guess get more intimate and individualized support. Should I just start sending people messages and seeing who responds? How did you get close with people on here?
nekkid pics...works every time.0 -
Naked pics. Sure I have been blocked by a few thousand, but the hundred I have loved it!0
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It's like any friendship-- you find a topic you agree on or an interest you have in common and you start talking. Although I've found that gifs shorten the process.
For a long time I didn't have close friendships here but that's because I wasn't putting much into those friendships. I was adding generic feedback to friend's posts and they were doing the same and that was about it. When I came back in October I started really using MFP like social media and I've made a ton of great friends since then.0 -
Frequent interaction. Daily logging. Responses to status updates.0
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You can start by adding me! :happy:0
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It's been said before, but sending pictures of your boobs never hurts.
And just like in real life, sometimes you click with people and sometimes you don't. I have exchanged great PMs with people and that was it. And others results in face to face meetups or really great online relationships.
In the end it comes down to, you have to BE a good friend to cultivate one. Cheesy, but nonetheless true.
Stalking sometimes works too
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When you go to war with folks, you form a sort of bond. Going to war means more than just posting "did X exercise for 30 minutes and burned Y calories" and "completed food entries for the day and is under the goal". It means lifting up your friends when they need a boost...and it also means exposing your humanness when you are having a bad time. Be open about yourself....and genuinely care about others. That's how bonds are formed.
The health journey we are on is a war with yourself...but its a war that everyone else on this site is battling. We can relate with each other to the good times and the bad times.
Anyway, to answer your question, its really just a matter of how much of yourself you're willing to share.....and you will find others who are willing to share just as much because they will relate to you.0 -
One at a time. It starts with conversations on your page, and then you do private messages, you check on them when they've been sick or going through something. Next thing you know, they're doing the same for you, and you get to know them more and more. It helps when they share more of their life than just fitness, but some people never do, and you'll never know them any better.0
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I piss excellence. People like that sort of thing.0
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I piss excellence. People like that sort of thing.
I'm really not into water sports, but for you I might make an exception.0 -
One at a time. It starts with conversations on your page, and then you do private messages, you check on them when they've been sick or going through something. Next thing you know, they're doing the same for you, and you get to know them more and more. It helps when they share more of their life than just fitness, but some people never do, and you'll never know them any better.
And then the spooning begins.0 -
I piss excellence. People like that sort of thing.
*takes out the plastic sheeting*
Alright... I'm ready.0 -
One at a time. It starts with conversations on your page, and then you do private messages, you check on them when they've been sick or going through something. Next thing you know, they're doing the same for you, and you get to know them more and more. It helps when they share more of their life than just fitness, but some people never do, and you'll never know them any better.
And then the spooning begins.0 -
One at a time. It starts with conversations on your page, and then you do private messages, you check on them when they've been sick or going through something. Next thing you know, they're doing the same for you, and you get to know them more and more. It helps when they share more of their life than just fitness, but some people never do, and you'll never know them any better.
And then the spooning begins.
IN for the spooning.0 -
I piss excellence. People like that sort of thing.
You are paying for a new mattress.0 -
I piss excellence. People like that sort of thing.0
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