All alone in your bronyhood?

[companioncube64 9]

Jeez, I'm not even sure where to start with this one...I remember when I first became a fan of the show back when season 2 had just ended. My best friend was just getting into the show too, we supported each other and started to recognize ourselves as bronies. We discovered so many new and wonderful things together, we read famous fan fictions for the first time and watched new videos coming out that would later become defining in the fandom. I wish that was still so...

 

Good things must always come to an end, right? At least it did for my group of friends, right after season 4 ended. Everyone began to lose interest and I felt like the only one still genuinely still interested in the show. Even my best friend had moved on to other things as we drifted apart. Eventually even I lost interest in the show for a good 8 months now and I've barely watched any of season 5.

 

Now as the the year turns over to 2016 I find myself looking back as those times more than ever wishing I could at least hold a conversation about mlp with my friends without them giving funny looks. I miss those times when we'd spend hours and hours reading fallout equestria and discussing at length about future episodes.

 

Is there any point in reinvigorating my friend's interest in ponies? Is it even possible in its current state?

 

Please share your thoughts about my post with me. I'm very interested to hear if this has happened to you or if you miss those "good ol' days of season 1 and 2."

[ndogmario 81]

you and me both buddy. I agree the season 1 - 2 used to be some of the greatest for me, all the way up to the beginning of season 3. I even enjoyed the post season 2 hiatus.the show was just starting to get good, the fandom was exploding with creative content, and the brony analysis scene was starting to bloom. those were the days where PIRLs,Luna theme songs, and dank pony memes flourished with enthusiasm.

Edited January 4, 2016 by ndogmario

[Nintenboy195 384]

@@companioncube64,  This is all I could do to help... Try this.

 

http://kisscartoon.me/Cartoon/My-Little-Pony-Friendship-Is-Magic-Season-05

[Discordian 6,015]

I've never really had anyone I could talk MLP with so I go into each season alone anyway. The forums are nice for a conversation but none of my closest friends are here, nor do they watch the show.

[Kyoshi Frost Wolf 41,680]

This sounds so much like me actually, though I never had a group of friends that liked it, I barely have a group of friends offline even. I started watching the show a few months before season 3 and I was the only one that I knew personally that loved the show. Then, a former friend of mine, whom I had a fallout with, noticed my shirt and whatnot and he investigated the show, we started talking about it and it reignited our friendship. Then I introduced anotherfriend to it and he loves the show as well. Seems really awesome and it was, I have some wonderful memories because of that. Nowadays though, sadly, the friend that I first introduced the show to, he has lost most interest in it and we don't discuss it too much. He does not mind talking about it if I start a discussion but he does not have any major passion for it now. MY other friend still loves the show, but I don't get to see him much now which is a shame. So, in terms of offline, I am also alone in my love for the show. 

 

At the very least, I do have my online friends here and that is more than I could ever ask for. ^__^ The internet is wonderful for that.

[Gain 13]

I never had friends in real life who were into the show, actually most of them were outright anti MLP. Eventually, I did end up making some good friends online who loved the show. We would join up in one big group on skype and just hang out for hours, but they're all gone now. Most of them just stopped coming online, others changed their usernames and stopped responding and some removed me from their friends list and I haven't heard from them since. I haven't been able to find a good, close group of friends like that since. Forums are a great place to go to when I'm feeling like indulging my love of the fandoms creative content or throw my input in a random topic but it still feels like a kinda lonely experience to me. I'd love to have another group that I could just hang out with again but it seems that the people that want that kind of thing are already in their own circles of friends and I guess I just haven't found where I can fit in again.

 

So yeah, I am feelin' rather alone in my bronyhood right now but it may turn around, you never know.

[Detritus 258]

I had a similar experience with Star Trek in the late '90s. My whole family was into it at the time, and I also had a few friends at school who liked it as well. Those friends eventually disappeared, and my family kind of lost interest too, but it was a lot of fun, and it's a time that I remember fondly.

 

I never really got that chance with MLP. I've never even seen a brony in real life, and discussing the show over the internet with strangers just isn't the same.

 

Anyway, I would say your best bet is to watch season 5 and talk to your friends about it. Bring up anything about it that might interest them. Also mention any interesting fan content that you've seen recently. Maybe they'll feel like they're missing out. Of course, don't go overboard and talk about it too much, or they might wind up hating the show.

[Gamer_KM 90]

The guy who got me into mop left right before S4 started

[RyaN_ 292]

I'm sorry to hear you guys drifted apart; I've been there, never easy losing a friend that way.

 

When we were ninth graders, my best friend introduced (forced) me just as Season 4 just ended; and we both awaited through S5 and Friendship Games together...

Praise Celestia we are still bronies, even though he moved schools last year. We still chat often, waiting for S6 together...I wish the day we were to drift apart wouldn't have to come..

 

 

I'm very interested to hear if this has happened to you or if you miss those "good ol' days of season 1 and 2."

 

Yes! Season 1 and 2 were, infact, my FAVORITES; I missed the jolly ol' 3 month-marathon I had catching up the previous Seasons while also waiting for S5. As a matter of fact, to TIS day I still try to rewatch ALL the episodes almost every time I can. They're cheer and keep me smiling, altogether they are my happy place!   

 

Fun Fact: I get teary eyed every time I watch the Pilot episode...beautiful memories..

Edited January 4, 2016 by RyaN_

[gamecubeguy214 2,512]

I'm quite alone about it, yes. I do know one other brony (She's female, but I don't really like the word pegasister for some reason) and she's open about it, which might get me s***. Today now that school is happening, I will try to fit any obvious reference that I can into as many situations and as many classes as possible.

[Rayne Mercury 55]

I am fortunately surrounded by people who accept it but aren't particularly into it. They'll even watch it with me sometimes. Before this, I was mostly alone except for my brother, though he lost interest.

 

I'm so glad I decided to join here, though. I avoided others for most of my time as a brony, because those I did meet were not always the nicest. I just wasn't looking in the right place!

Edited January 4, 2016 by RayneMercury

[Haven Celestii 9,385]

I also have a huge want for the times back when the fandom was new and literally everything was so magical. It was such an extremely good feeling to find something like his and be a part of it. I'll forever remember them fondly.

 

Can't say I've lost friends who were with me at first during it, well, not a lot at least. The majority of my groups are still decently in tact, we just don't splurge over ponies as hard anymore. That's fine though. People grow, change, and move on. It's only natural, really.

[luftschloss 831]

Well, I have one friend who likes My Little Pony. My friend group isn't that big. However, in recent months she's moved on to another fandom and kind of has left My Little Pony behind. That made me all the more grateful for my online friends. 

[RyaN_ 292]

I'm so glad I decided to join here, though. I avoided others for most of my time as a brony, because those I did meet were not always the nicest. I just wasn't looking in the right place!

So how are things going after joining the forums?   

[companioncube64 9]

From the recent replies I've been getting, it appears as though a good fraction of Bronies only have interactions with Bronies online. I guess I've kind of had the luxury to have a large group of my close friends all be Bronies for so long.

 

Also, I haven't realized how friendly and nice all the people on these forums were! If you guys lived in my area, we would totally be best brony friends. Then no one would have to be alone.

[GeekySonic 1,150]

Most of my friends downright hated MLP, and shunned me for watching it. But lo and behold, a couple of them (including my brother) admitted that they secretly liked it. They aren't Bronies like I am, but they watch the show, and at least tolerate me when I have pony things to say.

 

On another note, I am moving back to Washington, and upon re-connecting with old friends, I learned that a surprising amount of them became Bronies since I left (my ex-girlfriend and her family included).

 

And despite the fact that most Bronies I meet online are the nicest people I've ever met, I haven't really made any close Internet buddies, here or elsewhere. Even on the Internet, I am incapable of holding a conversation.

[Comic Sans 401]

Unfortunately for me, I'm the only one out of my close group of friends who likes MLP. I've tried getting my best friend into it, but to no avail. She likes Rarity and Fluttershy and even turned her fursona into a pony for fun, but she has never watched the show or anything, so I am pretty much alone on this with my friends.

[pyroshark 19]

This is making me feel luck to have a weird little brony group.   

[Emerald Heart 24,940]

Well....none of my close circle of friends is really into the show. I must admit, I wish at least some of them did.

But they shouldn't be worried about that! If your friends is as close as you describe then all is cool. Plus, since your friends used to be into the show they would be able to understand your liking for it and connect with you. There is absolutely no reason for them not too.

In fact, I'm a bit jealous. I myself have no friends who are interested in the show. So it's hard for them to connect with me over the subject. Though they are very supportive:)

[Floofie 799]

Unfortunately, I don't know anyone who is a brony in real life, but I wish I did. I do have some friends that like other cartoons that I watch, so at least there's that.

Edited January 5, 2016 by RedFireDrgn

[Yellow Diamond 7,574]

This thread appears to be related to the My Little Pony franchise and/or the Bronydom in general. Thus, it has been sentenced to Sugarcube Corner.

[Starflite527 24]

Most definitely, no one I know really cares about the show.   Every time I try and talk about it, I get weird looks. I don't complain when they talk about their weird vampirey TV shows! :okiedokielokie:

[Lexamena 391]

No one knows I watch the show except my husband. Normally I wouldn't give a rats ass who knew what I watch but I guess I feel weird about people knowing because of where I am in life. Everybody expects that I should be having a kid, but I refuse, so instead I fill up my time watching a kid show. I guess I don't want ppl saying I'm immature for my age or saying 'she watches MLP...wow at her age she needs to get serious, be a little more mature, she should have a kid that watches it.' (Don't ask, I'm old.)

[Partialgeek514 5,011]

I've only ever had my siblings to talk about mlp with. They were the ones who got me into it. Other than that, I don't really know any other bronies in person. I recently found a cousin though who's a brony! The problem is, he lives a 12 hour drive away. We've been able to chat on facebook though!

[Josiah_E 63]

 Yeah, I have no friends to speak of in real life so I have no one to talk to about this, but I can't talk to my family members about it either because no one else in my entire family watches the show, so they always get bored and leave when I start talking about it and also because they all hate me :=: . So this led to me being a major loner, which is kind of ironic. I really want to make at least one close friend in my life, which is kind of why I joined this site in the first place.

Edited January 5, 2016 by Josiah_E