Matthew_Cole

He didn't necessarily ditch me, he just wants me to be all about My Little Pony like he is. He's not interested in anything else anymore. Not even the things we have done together since we were kids. We used to go skateboarding together, not anymore. We used to write music on our guitars together... not anymore. We used to travel together... well, now he won't travel unless its to something brony related. It has totally taken over his life and his identity.

I just can't see our friendship ending over his obsession with a cartoon. I wouldn't ever abandon him because of this, I just want to understand why he focuses all of his attention on My Little Pony now. It's almost like nothing else matters. He doesn't even acknowledge all of the other stuff he was into before he started with this pony stuff. I was hoping maybe someone here knew someone like this and could help me understand.

It's not even just him that acts this way. His whole group of new friends do too. He even stopped hanging out with me as much as he used to because I'm not a pony fan and refuse to constantly obsess over the cartoon. I've known the guy since he was 11 years old. This is why I feel like there's something wrong inside his brain.

I am just here for information. I do not for the life of me understand why grown men are so obsessed with My Little Pony. Liking a cartoon is fine no matter what age you are, of course. I am in my late 20's and still watch cartoons on a regular basis. However, I do not understand a 25 year old man's fascination with a cartoon that was created for 8 year old girls back in the 90's. Being a fan of something is great, but when I walk into my 25 year old friend's house, I see My Little Pony stuff EVERYWHERE. There's even a shrine to ponies in his bedroom. A shrine? Really? It's kind of creepy to be honest with you. Grown men who wear My Little Pony t-shirts every day, watch the show constantly, and are always talking about the show and making references to it makes me feel like they have some sort of mental illness or something. Not to mention I accidentally came across a picture of ponies having sex with each other on his computer. It makes me kind of sad that a grown man would waste his life away being obsessed with a cartoon. To top it all off, he even steals My Little Pony merchandise from stores if he can't afford to buy it. Seriously? You're going to risk being arrested over some My Little Pony action figures? I don't get it. Someone enlighten me.