Out of curiosity

i only have one rule when adding a new friend: no uggos.

ha ha, no ugly people in spain. the spanish don't do ugly. well done.

I've never added anybody just because they're goodlooking. But it'd be more in the pose than the actual LOOKS. A handsome person can look modest and wholesome and down to earth or they can look like a right ol' narcissistic poseur.

Yikes! No way...I guess I'm not here for that.

I don't get the whole collecting friends thing, here or anywhere else.
I've been on Facebook for years and keep my friends list pruned to around a dozen.

^This

I have,I think most people do that with some people but Ill be friends with anyone I can offer a little help to on here.

I don't get the whole collecting friends thing, here or anywhere else.
I've been on Facebook for years and keep my friends list pruned to around a dozen.

here its different, people will see your statuses or food diary stuff and give you encouragement

That's all very well and lovely and I appreciate the few friends I've got here but there aren't enough hours in the day to be commenting on the status of dozens and dozens of people. I don't look at other people's food diaries, never occurs to me, too many ideas of my own at the moment. It's nice when people comment but I dont rely on support from this site to keep me motivated by any means, the app is great, the community is just an extra to me with as many downsides as upsides.
I suppose some people may rely more on encouargement from others but I'm a believer that you rely have to find all your motivaion within yourself to be successful long term.

Just my two penn'orth.

I don't get the whole collecting friends thing, here or anywhere else.
I've been on Facebook for years and keep my friends list pruned to around a dozen.

really? a dozen? even if i only had immediate family on facebook, i'd have at least 40 people. i know its not a competition. but facebook has allowed me, and others, to stay in touch with friends and family that you don't get to see as often as you'd like, withouth those awkward conversations on the phone that go "so yeah... how are things?"

Yeah, I feel that if I tell them, "I'm only adding you because you're hot and I'm superficial," it cancels out all the negative mental effects.

I don't add people because I already have so many people on my friends list. So no!

I am loathe to add anyone because I worry that I will inevitably upset them and drive them away due to my posting style - I'm a bit of an a-hole. When I do add someone it's because they have shown themselves to be witty, strong-willed and intelligent - in short, someone whose commentary and thoughts I will enjoy reading. Similarly, I want someone to add me because they enjoy what I have to say.

If I want eye-candy, I'll look at porn.

No...

ive added a few cos they are hot lol hasnt everybody ??? lol :blushing:

I don't really add people on here, but if I do...it's not because they are hot..... but ofcourse it's always nice to have eye candy on my thread..... maby I should start :laugh:

No i have not..just added people based on looks ..plus i am new(one week new to this site) i just have girls that are friends now..but checking out the men...i just need "friends" that have good stories and that are motivational etc..

I have thought about it, but I do pay more attention to how much we have in common and if they are interesting. I have added 2 men because they were cute to me but wound up deleting one because he never talked to me and the other I do talk to but he is gay. I learned my lesson and now I don't concentrate all that much on looks, I like personality best, maybe because that is how I see myself. I always hope to find someone someplace I don't know where he will be so I try to keep my eyes and heart open everywhere, and some people have posted that this is a weight loss site and not a hookup (other forums and pages) well you are right but people in my family have met their soul mates at the weirdest places. So of coarse I may meet someone here, or I may meet someone somewhere else. Just don't judge those who are willing to look. After all, this site has introduced me to some of the nicest people I have ever met, I feel very linked to my friends here. I have found out that most hot people I have met online and in real life have been shallow, and that for me someone with a history of being heavy has seen what it is like to be hurt and treat others with more respect, thus this site would be perfect to meet someone, but I know that is not the purpose. I know that's off topic sorry, that is just how my brain works, jumping around subject to subject.

looks help draw attention to their profile, but I also look for people that are doing the work and can help keep me motivated. but i just started using the MFP community recently so i don't have too many right now....