Friend Requests

mariepreston1995
mariepreston1995 Posts: 221
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Women: do you send men friend requests?

Men: what prompts you to send them?
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  • Sinisterly
    Sinisterly Posts: 10,913 Member
    I stopped sending FRs.
    Used to.
  • Chieflrg
    Chieflrg Posts: 9,097 Member
    I usually don't.
  • BurnBabyyyBurn
    BurnBabyyyBurn Posts: 79
    No, I don't send friend requests to anyone :)
  • Sinisterly
    Sinisterly Posts: 10,913 Member
    Already got my list topped with amazing people.
    Would take all day to name them all. Really.
  • brewji
    brewji Posts: 752 Member
    I usually don't, but I do if someone seems genuine and offers real advice. Also, if they're very friendly towards me, and I feel that they would contribute positively to my MFP goals.

    Most guys would just say "boobs" but I have my woman.
  • PatheticNoetic
    PatheticNoetic Posts: 905 Member
    I've FR'd guys before. Usually if they seem like someone I could actually chat with.

    HahahI guess I'm still new enough that I need to send out party invites.
  • happyfeet1993
    happyfeet1993 Posts: 138 Member
    Yah, I do.
    But I don't really look at whether they are men or women.
    Everyone here has a goal, I FR them so I can support as many people as possible, and vice versa.
    I like having a bunch of different people as friends on my profile from different walks of life to interact with.
  • kellyskitties
    kellyskitties Posts: 475 Member
    I FR anyone who I feel I can connect with or who has a similar struggle going on - sometimes the connection isn't weight loss related, it may just be special interest related. I'm here for friends though - so not seeking a SO, just a friend and I don't care if they are male or female.
  • Erikalynne18
    Erikalynne18 Posts: 558 Member
    I have sent out friend requests to men (and women) before, especially if I see a comment in a forum that I completely agree with :) However, since hitting maintenance I tend to receive more requests than I send out. Occasionally I find someone I feel I definitely need to add to my list though :)

    Sometimes I actually don't even notice the gender until after we are friends lol
  • wildcatfoleygirl
    wildcatfoleygirl Posts: 6
    i would'nt...because i spend alot of time online...no need to make my man jelous..although i can be trusted.!!!
  • Gaby_BV
    Gaby_BV Posts: 70
    No, I don't send friend requests to anyone :)

    this :)
  • ashleycde
    ashleycde Posts: 622 Member
    I only have one male friend on MFP, who I actually added today, but that's because he asked about one of the photos of food I have up, I gave him the recipe, and he seemed like a cool bloke. Also, he's married. It may seem odd, but as someone in a domestic partnership, I don't tend to make new male friends unless they, too, are in a committed relationship. I have lots of single male friends in real life, but they're all friends I've had for years who I feel very comfortable with. Nothing against single guys, but I find they do tend to approach me with more than friendship in mind, and on such an anonymous social media platform I don't seek to make friends of the opposite sex for that reason. I'm not at all opposed to having male friends on here, but I'm not interested in accepting the ones who attach tag lines such as "hey sexy" to their request.
  • salembambi
    salembambi Posts: 5,585 Member
    i have only sent one friend request ever
  • Sinisterly
    Sinisterly Posts: 10,913 Member
    i would'nt...because i spend alot of time online...no need to make my man jelous..although i can be trusted.!!!
    wat .-. lol
  • ashleycde
    ashleycde Posts: 622 Member
    I have sent plenty of friend requests. This thread makes me feel very uncool, but I'm surprisingly OK with that.
  • mariepreston1995
    mariepreston1995 Posts: 221
    I send FRs all the time lol... why wouldn't you?
  • funforsports
    funforsports Posts: 2,656 Member
    I typically don't send a many at all.
  • bd0027
    bd0027 Posts: 1,053 Member
    I've sent them before.
  • littlebutlean
    littlebutlean Posts: 2,159 Member
    I will send FR to women if I find them to have:

    1) An attractive fitness physique and mutual friends
    2) If I have seem them in the forums or on friends feeds and find they have a great sense of humor and can make me lol some
    3) If I have something similar in common with them such as a great weight loss story, or even being local to me
    4) If I've seen them post in the forums and they seem relatively awesome

    I will send FR to men if I find them to have:

    1) A similar physique to me and train like I do or I can learn from them and their regimen
  • Booksandbeaches
    Booksandbeaches Posts: 1,791 Member
    I've sent FR to a few men. It has nothing to do with how attractive they are. Sorry my male MFP friends. :laugh:
    Usually they're either in my geographic area or they are following a meal plan or exercise routine that I also like/want to do so I can learn from them or they're just goofballs like me.
  • Sinisterly
    Sinisterly Posts: 10,913 Member
    I will send FR to women if I find them to have:

    1) An attractive fitness physique and mutual friends
    2) If I have seem them in the forums or on friends feeds and find they have a great sense of humor and can make me lol some
    3) If I have something similar in common with them such as a great weight loss story, or even being local to me
    4) If I've seen them post in the forums and they seem relatively awesome

    I will send FR to men if I find them to have:

    1) A similar physique to me and train like I do or I can learn from them and their regimen
    -butthurt-
  • OverDoIt
    OverDoIt Posts: 332 Member
    I do not send ladies FR's. If they are roughly my age or truely want to support one another then they get approval. I find myself being more inclined to send doods FR's. Anybody rocking 1980's workout gear or fanny packs go to the front of the line !
  • mockchoc
    mockchoc Posts: 6,573 Member
    I send them to anyone I think knows what they are doing when it comes to eating and working out, they are funny, seem like they have a good heart, might work out with me if they live here and very rarely if they are good looking cause it's nice to have something pretty to look at now and then :wink: Mostly I have them sent to me and I almost never say no except if I get no message and think you are a teenager starving yourself. I can't really help so what is the use? :ohwell:
  • tylerplaysmusic
    tylerplaysmusic Posts: 37 Member
    When I send a friend request, its never to do with gender. I think MFP of all places should be free of "those" kind of requests. I mean, I'm in a relationship so I probably don't see it the same way as others, but MFP is a place where I want to support and be supported with fitness goals and achievements, male or female.
  • lacroyx
    lacroyx Posts: 5,754 Member
    When it comes to women I have very rarely sent a FR. I have sent out about 10 total. When I do FR a woman it's because I've seen their posts and I like them, find them funny and have mutual friends. I also have sent FR's based on having similar lifestyles, like working the nightshift, geeky and nerdy related intetrests, or live in the same general area as I do.

    For men I usually FR guys who need to shop in the Big & Tall section of a clothing store. :laugh: Bigger guys who have lost a bit of weight I find I can relate to them better but it doesn't mean I won't FR a guy who is always been super fit and never been 100+ lbs overweight.
  • Deipneus
    Deipneus Posts: 1,854 Member
    Women: do you send men friend requests?

    Men: what prompts you to send them?
    Back when I used to send friend requests, it was because we seemed to have something in common. I almost never sent them to women because so many think everything is gender-related. Most of my women MFP friends sent requests without messages and I never ask people why.
  • sheepysaccount
    sheepysaccount Posts: 608 Member
    Women: do you send men friend requests?

    Men: what prompts you to send them?

    I send requests to random people that seem to be as crazy as I am :) But I am not sending out FRs just because a guy is hot. That's disturbing.
  • NoMoreStretchyPants
    NoMoreStretchyPants Posts: 307
    If they are in my age range and look exceptionally good for their age, then yes I will. It's a lot harder to maintain your body when you're older - it's nice to compare notes!
  • kerrykezz
    kerrykezz Posts: 13
    Second day here and I've sent and received a few friend requests from men and women. I'm already feeling inspired by reading other peoples diaries.
  • Aparz1
    Aparz1 Posts: 949
    I really don't send out many FR.... I have sent a few to the girls on my FL early on and maybe 1-2 since then.

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