Underling 1000 11 June 14, 2015 Share June 14, 2015 Has watching the show helped you make new friends or made you feel more comfortable around other people? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
碇 シンジン 27,440 June 14, 2015 Share June 14, 2015 A bit though the community here helped me seek help for my depression and anxiety. =) My social life on the internet is better than it used to be 9 Rarity Fan Club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin_Case001 4,934 June 14, 2015 Share June 14, 2015 (edited) Um....it has improved a lot. I have 100 times as many friends as I did before. Buuuuut... 100 x 0 = 0. Hard to improve what doesn't exist at all. Edited June 14, 2015 by Justin_Case001 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gestum 2,493 June 14, 2015 Share June 14, 2015 Nope. I don't see how me watching a show would improve my social life. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLG4Ever 876 June 14, 2015 Share June 14, 2015 Very much yes and also from being in the fandom also *Boops You Nose!* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoltenKitten 342 June 14, 2015 Share June 14, 2015 No change other than one kid constantly pestering me about it. He is a jerk by genetics anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Z 849 June 14, 2015 Share June 14, 2015 Yes, it helped me find new friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirox the pony 1,336 June 14, 2015 Share June 14, 2015 Well I have made a friend thanks to it so I'd say yes (although only through the community). 2 No matter how hard I try these ponies will simply never leave me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Awesome One 1,315 June 14, 2015 Share June 14, 2015 I do not see how watching a cartoon could have improved my social life so my answer is no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wind Chaser 4,768 June 14, 2015 Share June 14, 2015 I'd have to say yes, but it was the combination of both the show and the fandom that did it for me. I have never seen such a diverse and welcoming community in my life, and as a cartoon enthusiast, I had no idea that a seemingly normal kids' cartoon could actually bring so many people together, even people who don't normally watch cartoons. I've had the confidence to start putting up my own work, I learned a lot of social skills, and I became much more sociable as a person through the friends I've made here and on DeviantArt. So, by consequence, this show actually did do it for me. Even after years of professional help, I don't think I've ever made as much progress in my social life at such a rate as one year of participating in the brony fandom. I still need help to get friendships going, but it's a lot easier for me now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antismurf9001 1,271 June 14, 2015 Share June 14, 2015 Social life online? Certainly. Social life IRL? Kind of, I guess. I mean, I've attended a couple of Brony meetups in the Boston area, which is something that I obviously never would have done without the show/fandom. Even though I haven't really made any close friends by going to them, I tend to be a person who would rather just stay in their room alone, so I suppose just going out of my way to attend a social event is a step in the right direction. "Ceterum censeo background ponies delendas esse" - Stellafera Credit for the Octavia vector goes to the awesome Harmonic Revelations Credit for the creation of my avatar and signature goes to the amazing Wubsie Once again, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kivil 1,721 June 14, 2015 Share June 14, 2015 It has improved it so much. I have more friends than ever! ~My life is a bunch of Discord~Yes, the pun was intended~Kivil~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManaMinori 4,149 June 14, 2015 Share June 14, 2015 very barely, I think it has, in the recent months. Drawing upon friendless, socially awkward season 1 Twilight, I was able to step out of my cozy comfort zone in my religious attendance, moving from the very last row, just about in a corner, in a back room, to moving up to the main auditorium where more people are (though I'm still in the last row, and in a corner, there). Still nervous and intimidated by people, due to my lack of social interaction and just plain disinterest in others, but I'm trying to engage in more conversation and approach a handful of people, to start with. Baby steps, as a certain soft-spoken pegasi said. 2 Under the Jellicle Moon- a site with cuteness, cat boys, and comic strips / Star Dreams Fanclub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Unknown Pony. 370 June 14, 2015 Share June 14, 2015 Nope.But it sure found out that my friends are secretly bronies and pegasisters . I Wished it improved my social life IRL ;-; “The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown” DeviantArt Account/Youtube account Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesme Rize 15,692 June 14, 2015 Share June 14, 2015 I would say so. Though i didn't had any problems interacting with other people before that, but i found alot more interesting people here. Though what i can say is a big plus, is that i found love through this fandom and that's one of the best things that you can have. 3 My OC Mesme Rize: >https://mlpforums.com/page/roleplay-characters/_/mesme-rize-r8777 Thank you Randimaxis for this Wonderful Avatar. Please, don't be afraid to talk to me. I am not as unapproachable, as you might think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BastementSparkle 20,335 June 14, 2015 Share June 14, 2015 It's the reason I signed up here. So, basically the show is the reason I have a social life or even friends at all. So, yes. The show definitely improved it online. Offline...Well, any "Friends" I had were drifting away from me quickly when I started watching, and the one friend I told about the show, it really didn't help too much, so...Nope. Twilight is best pony. Why hello MLPForums! What have ya been up to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro*Derpy 3,413 June 14, 2015 Share June 14, 2015 Sadly no, it's more like friendship is business around here. Eitherway, I don't really go out anymore anyway. You don't make many friends being indoors all the time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That One Pone 584 June 14, 2015 Share June 14, 2015 Yes actually - while it's not taking literally the morals of the story it's finding ways to relate to others and figuring out how to communicate with them. In addition without MLP I wouldn't be here. If I wasn't here, I would likely be a very different person today. Zeusking19 - Poniverse Developer and SysAdmin "No DDR machines were harmed in the making of this post." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChikaChan 7,328 June 19, 2015 Share June 19, 2015 Nope not a'lot actually but I like to talk a bit more in this forums now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1111 1,284 June 19, 2015 Share June 19, 2015 Nope hasn't helped on bit, but has made me less dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald Star 513 June 19, 2015 Share June 19, 2015 What social life? In real life, not really. It has made me a little less depressed, though. Online, yes...I talk to more people online and have become less reserved because of MLP and the fandom. DeviantArt:http://emera33.deviantart.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.F. 1,560 June 21, 2015 Share June 21, 2015 It hasn't really changed much IRL (not that it needed changing), but as for online I have made a few friends that I keep in regular touch with - at one point there were quite a few, but I don't really hear from most of them any more. So, overall I'd say yes, but mainly as an online thing. *Insert deep, intelligent and witty signature here* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gearbox10mm 794 June 21, 2015 Share June 21, 2015 I suppose the potential is there. Since starting to watch MLP, there is now a huge number of new people out there I have something in common with. I don't know if I'll ever meet any IRL but the possibility is there. On the internet side of things, yes, I guess it has improved a little. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritishBrony2012 858 June 21, 2015 Share June 21, 2015 People are different, so for me, MLP make me feel abit happy but as for social not much. Still have some dislike some people and find it hard to trust people but did have some friends here on forum and few in facebook. But don't being friends with other bronies. Proud British Brony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flutterstep 47,328 June 25, 2015 Share June 25, 2015 It makes me forget I don't have one so that's a pro xD This site has been the more social I've online. So technically, yes... maybe? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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