Has MFP caused problems ...with ur partners/spouse ?

No, my husband uses MFP as well and it helps keep us both on the road to a healthier lifestyle. For me it's about losing weight and for him it is maintaining his weight .

No problems at all. In fact, my wife is happy about the weight I've lost thus far.

That being said, I don't flirt on MFP, and I imagine that my wife would not appreciate it if I did.

Lol not for me I been here for a couple months and my hubby knows and understands I told him I'll make him one but he's not interested lol....

hmm... Kinda curious here ... MFP is an awesome tool for weight loss ..we all know that ! So that in our life is a major plus , we look better , feel healthier ect ... But in MFP we discover this whole MFP world ..new friends, constant encouragement, compliments, flirting ... and so the list goes on .... So its fair to say this site is or can potentially be very addictive .. Right ?

Many of us here have a ' other ' half so to speak ..... I know from experience .. My other half is starting to get rather pissed off with the time I am spending on here.. And honest it's not much ... as I justify it to myself I am finding myself ..to avoid confrontation ... Never logging on whilst he is around ect... Lol.... Anyways... Got me thinking .... I guess it can cause some major dilemmas for couples ... Soo ... Care to share ?????

My ex wife was very supportive of me being on MFP. She always knew I had a huge personality but I am the kind of man that is loyal and faithful always. And she loved that i like helping others. But she always had access to see exactly anyone I talked to. LAter on as she went full blast in her goal to be president of the company she worked for (and was working 15 horus a day) she was glad I was on MFP. It kept me from being so lonely... Or at least thats how she saw it. :-( But anyway if you trust the one your with MFP shouldn't be a concern.

hmm... Kinda curious here ... MFP is an awesome tool for weight loss ..we all know that ! So that in our life is a major plus , we look better , feel healthier ect ... But in MFP we discover this whole MFP world ..new friends, constant encouragement, compliments, flirting ... and so the list goes on .... So its fair to say this site is or can potentially be very addictive .. Right ?

Many of us here have a ' other ' half so to speak ..... I know from experience .. My other half is starting to get rather pissed off with the time I am spending on here.. And honest it's not much ... as I justify it to myself I am finding myself ..to avoid confrontation ... Never logging on whilst he is around ect... Lol.... Anyways... Got me thinking .... I guess it can cause some major dilemmas for couples ... Soo ... Care to share ?????

It's almost like the Facebook of People Who Want To Be Healthier, and I'm sure everyone has heard about the problems Facebook has contributed to relationships.

I will agree the site is very addictive, but if you're logging on when he's not around to avoid confrontation, it almost sounds like you don't have him as a support system for home. That can't be good...sure we're all here in cyberspace cheering each other on to do their best, but the ones closest to you at home should be included in on it.

Just keep the flirting in private messages

My husband is totally supportive of me being on MFP. No problems at all.

My boyfriend is a gamer, so when he's gaming, I'm chatting. We sit next to each other on the couch and do our geeky thing. Now, if there were some kind of serious flirting going on, or if I were making close connections with people that could be construed as inappropriate (more than just venting or being friends, but more of an emotional connection), then I think it would probably be a problem.

Nope, no problem here either. He has signed up when he saw how much it has helped me. Sorry to hear your honey is not a happy camper...I hope he comes around!

Really? I mean REALLY? I guess some people are predisposed to that sort of thing. If it weren't this web site, I am sure they would get their fix somewhere else.

I am only speaking for myself here, but this site has helped me to be where I am today and I chose to share the results with my REAL LIFE partner. The one who has put up with my rants, my mood swings, my tears, my complaints, my cheers, my smiles, my happy moments, through it all-he is there. If someone has to treat a healthy lifestyle website like a dating site, well then maybe they need to rethink what they are REALLY looking for.

As for me, this site has not caused ANY problems-only strengthened my bond with the one person who REALLY gets me.

My boyfriend knows I'm on here and he supports my choices in whatever it is that makes me happy, and what is going to help me do that. I don't come on here to flirt with people, or anything like that. I also don't intentionally make flirtatious comments, and avoid situations where I could receive such comments. I'm on here a lot - my phone a few times a day, and probably 2 hours on and off throughout the day. I keep him involved with things here, just like I do with everything else I am apart of.

I would be upset if my SO was on a site, and was flirting with new friends instead of spending time with me.

my husband and me signed on the same day and love it, we spend the same amount of time on MFP. Even when he would not be on here, he would be very supportive and is proud of me loosing weight.

Nope. I don't get on the boards when he's around just because I'd rather spend time with him than on here... no offense
I get on to log my food, exercise and water when he's around but he knows it helps me and he's happy with the loss so far so he doesn't complain.

I don't currently have a spouse or boyfriend or anything, but my ex bf was kind of like that! He would get jealous over the smallest things, even if they didn't seem to hinder our relationship at all. Mind you, I couldn't even mention another man's name without my bf playing 20 questions with me. I would tend to avoid conversations about things or what I had been doing because I didn't want a lecture and I didn't want him to get jealous or upset with something I liked to do or a person I liked to hang out with! I can totally understand the avoidance part. I can see where that would happen, too. Computers take up a lot of time that we could spend with our loved ones, and some people just can't let that fly. But he should realize that it's helping you to be on here!! I'm sure there are a few things he does that irritate you, too. So he'll just have to deal. :happy:

Mine knows I'm on here, but it doesn't worry him, he trusts me completely and vice versa. He sees the sucess I'm having and how happy it is making me so he's all for it. Plus as I work from home, I'm mostly on here when I'm at work so it doesn't really take time away from him or the family except when I log my food or exercise real quick.