How do you stop liking your current Best Pony?

[Commissar Alexer 763]

Let's say you have favourite Pony who you really like/love but upcoming events that will affect your pony will make you really depressing, so in order of avoiding this you want to stop caring about it...

 

So how do you stop caring about it's existance?

That you no longer care what happens to it...

 

 

 

 

 

Any tips in this regard?

 

 

[M'aiq the Liar 5,804]

Since Stompy is not in the show, or comics I never have to worry about them ruining her.

 

And just find a replacement. In time you will come to love the replacement as much, if not more than the original.

[Discordian 6,013]

Why would you want to do that? You take the good with the bad and form a different/better opinion about them. The idea that you should always have some sacred and golden opinion about this pony just because things happen you don't like is a little ridiculous.

 

It will most likely change the way you view them but to make yourself not care because you think the character will be "ruined" or something is going a bit far and tells much of your actual love for them.

[BastementSparkle 20,310]

You could show a little bit of loyalty and stick by them anyway.

 

 As for changing you favorite pony on purpose, nope sorry I got nothing. That just sort of happens naturally over time for me.

[Ribbonfree 2,382]

inb4 Ghostie screams NEVER in all caps and size 24+ font

 

As for me, I don't see it happening any time soon, short of an incredibly major bout of OOC from Rarity in the canon series. And even if they did that, I'd be more annoyed at the show writers than Rarity as a character. And if you've stopped liking your favorite character, it's natural. People change over time, just figure out who your new favorite is and all.

[M'aiq the Liar 5,804]

Why would you want to do that? You take the good with the bad and form a different/better opinion about them. The idea that you should always have some sacred and golden opinion about this pony just because things happen you don't like is a little ridiculous.It will most likely change the way you view them but to make yourself not care because you think the character will be "ruined" or something is going a bit far and tells much of your actual love for them.

If you had "actual" love for a cartoon character, I would suggest some outside help. And if he wants to change his favorite due to him no longer liking the character, or finding the character ruined is fine. It is a fictional character after all, changing your favorite on a whim will have no negative effect on your outside social or academic life.

 

And I would suggest either picking your second favorite, or finding a replacement.

[Megas 27,048]

The writers would have to go out of their way to make it embarrasing and miserably for me to be a RD fan. But considering that I stuck by her even after Mare Do Well, I don't see myself switching sides anytime soon.

 

A loyal fan for the loyal pony

Edited April 22, 2014 by Randy Marsh

[Khaoios 1,970]

With me.....................I will always have my waifu, Spitfire as my favorite.  The character, herself is just too good and too sexy to stop caring about.

 

 

inb4 Ghostie screams NEVER in all caps and size 24+ font

 

As for me, I don't see it happening any time soon, short of an incredibly major bout of OOC from Rarity in the canon series. And even if they did that, I'd be more annoyed at the show writers than Rarity as a character. And if you've stopped liking your favorite character, it's natural. People change over time, just figure out who your new favorite is and all.

 

I second that.............

[Discordian 6,013]

If you had "actual" love for a cartoon character, I would suggest some outside help. And if he wants to change his favorite due to him no longer liking the character, or finding the character ruined is fine. It is a fictional character after all, changing your favorite on a whim will have no negative effect on your outside social or academic life.

 

And I would suggest either picking your second favorite, or finding a replacement.

TC seems rather reluctant to do this and they are just trying to safeguard themselves in case of something going wrong. Changing your favorite is normal. Changing your favorite before anything has happened to prevent heartache or disappointment? Different story entirely.

 

It's like breaking off a friendship to preserve the good memories just because they said they lost their job and you assume that they are looking to mooch off of you or something.

Edited April 22, 2014 by Discordian

[M'aiq the Liar 5,804]

TC seems rather reluctant to do this and they are just trying to safeguard themselves in case of something going wrong. Changing your favorite is normal. Changing your favorite before anything has happened to prevent heartache or disappointment? Different story entirely.

But it is still not a negative action. He is either setting up a failsafe, or just changing his favorite to avoid the annoyance or trouble that comes form being a fan of a character that in your opinion has committed negative character development. Changing his favorite is not a negative action, regardless of the reason, because it bears no real world negative connotations.

[Discordian 6,013]

But it is still not a negative action. He is either setting up a failsafe, or just changing his favorite to avoid the annoyance or trouble that comes form being a fan of a character that in your opinion has committed negative character development. Changing his favorite is not a negative action, regardless of the reason, because it bears no real world negative connotations.

We're talking about a favorite pony and how we identify with them. This has an affect on our moods and our interactions with other fans of the show. It most certainly has realworld ramifications.

 

It's not even that I'm saying that the TC can't do it, I'm just having a hard time understanding why they would want to.

[M'aiq the Liar 5,804]

We're talking about a favorite pony and how we identify with them. This has an affect on our moods and our interactions with other fans of the show. It most certainly has realworld ramifications.

The only real word ramifications that occur do to your favorite pony are those that you perceive. If changing your current favorite character in a fictional cartoon show, were the characters have no physical, real world equivalent; really effects your interactions with other fans and people that much, I would suggest you remove yourself from said media.

[Scootalove 10,684]

There would have to be another pony that I can relate to, and I would gravitate to them.

[Colorful Respawn 399]

Just stop liking him or her, that's all there is to it. Not that hard!

[ghostfacekiller39 23,856]

The writers would have to put me on the edge of losing the will to live. 

 

Rarity makes the whole show for me, and I sometimes question if I'd even be a brony without her being a part of the show. She's had such a profound impact on my life, I really can't see it ever changing, like, ever.

 

Even if I lose interest in the show, I'll still keep Rarity around. I lost interest in Yu-Gi-Oh a long time ago, but I kept my Jinzo card in my wallet for a good 6 years, just because he was my favorite card and I remembered wrecking everyone I dueled with him

Rarity >>>>>> Jinzo, and I kept that guy around for 6 years after I lost interest in Yu-Gi-Oh I doubt Rarity's going anywhere anytime soon
 

Edited April 22, 2014 by ghostfacekiller39

[Shanks 10,811]

I am not the kind of guy that can just make myself not like something especially if is something or rather somepony in this case that strikes as strong of an emotional chord with me as Applejack does. I know Applejack is a fictional character but something about her is special to me and I have many reasons why this is the case the two main ones being that I have a very strong crush on her, Applejack is pretty much nearly everything I could want in a woman. I have had crushes on fictional characters before so that is not new (although having one on a non humanoid character is new for me) but the level of it while it dosen't approach unhealthy levels is still significant. And of course there is another one which I talked about in a blog post a while back.

 

http://mlpforums.com/blog/456/entry-10458-2-years-since-my-dads-passing-and-how-that-has-affected-my-views-on-applejack/

 

I think even if I lose interest in this show, I will probably still like Applejack.

[Onylex 2,836]

Simple answer to a simple question.

 

Death.

[Discordian 6,013]

I am not the kind of guy that can just make myself not like something especially if is something or rather somepony in this case that strikes as strong of an emotional chord with me as Applejack does. I know Applejack is a fictional character but something about her is special to me and I have many reasons why this is the case the two main ones being that I have a very strong crush on her, Applejack is pretty much nearly everything I could want in a woman. I have had crushes on fictional characters before so that is not new (although having one on a non humanoid character is new for me) but the level of it while it dosen't approach unhealthy levels is still significant. And of course there is another one which I talked about in a blog post a while back.

 

http://mlpforums.com/blog/456/entry-10458-2-years-since-my-dads-passing-and-how-that-has-affected-my-views-on-applejack/

 

I think even if I lose interest in this show, I will probably still like Applejack.

You know, for all intents and purposes Applejack, and everyone else on the show, is pretty much human aside from their physiology.

[Shanks 10,811]

You know, for all intents and purposes Applejack, and everyone else on the show, is pretty much human aside from their physiology.

I know, but when it comes to crushes and ahem more NSFW stuff that tended to matter to me but now so long as they are sapient it is completely irrelevant to me now. If Applejack existed and I had a chance to have a relationship with her I would take it.

[Swirl 90]

Since Derpy is my best pony due to her depiction in fan works, the only way she can be demoted is if a better pony in fan works comes along.

[Discordian 6,013]

I know, but when it comes to crushes and ahem more NSFW stuff that tended to matter to me but now so long as they are sapient it is completely irrelevant to me now. If Applejack existed and I had a chance to have a relationship with her I would take it.

Many would. The only thing that really separates a fictional and real personality is that fictional ones are only as dimensional as the creator or imagination makes them while a real person is autonomous to your thoughts. They would still have all the traits you would find attractive in a real person.

 

So that's why I don't find it strange at all to find fictional characters of any kind attractive or even relationship material if they were real.

 

I mean, as long as we aren't going down the "Twilight is my wife so I want all of you bronies to stop ogling her" path.

Edited April 22, 2014 by Discordian

[Oblivion 20,265]

I will always stick by my Dashie, she is awesome, and I shall always be loyal to her no matter what happens!