Losing friends being a brony.

[Onylex 2,837]

If there going to abandon you for being a brony they weren't your friends.

A real friend wouldn't abandon you for who you are or what you like, they would instead except you for how you are.

[Nerdy Luigi 2,065]

Just remember this: what doesn't kill you (your brony "spirit") makes you (your brony "spirit") stronger.

(BTW, I hadn't lost one for that yet, because I don't even have that many friends! *forever alone face*)

Edited August 22, 2013 by EquestriasCourier

[Codelyy 1,289]

Don't worry bud they come running back to you one day wanting to be your friend again 

 

Also i'm am I the only one who when I tel lmy friends I am a brony they become a brony too?

[Agent505 661]

I think if I lost any friends, i'd break reality by being the first person alive to have a negative number of friends...

 

In all seriousness though, i've been one of the lucky ones (at least, depending on how you look at it).

I've often been told i'm too picky when I choose my friends, but the handful I do still call friends have still stuck with me. Sure, one or two of them laugh and joke about it, but it's only banter. 

I've actually made a few friends from becoming a brony, but I have yet to meet another in person. 

[Vermillion 613]

well fuck those guys they weren't real friends at least you know who your real friends are now

your not missing out having friends like that 

[soniccam1 242]

If friends judge you, they were not your true friend to deal with.

A true friends knows your feelings and interest for others. True friends like you just the way you are.

[Haven Celestii 9,385]

I find it odd that me of all people hasnt lost any friends over this, and im pretty damn vocal about it. I guess since me and my friends bash on each other all the time it really made no difference when i became a brony. Just got the same old gay jokes as normal.

 

Anyhow, sorry to hear that OP. Not sure why anyone would end a friendship over such a stupid thing.

[RubyVesper 100]

I have never lost any friends over it, because I only befriend true friends. My best friends have already considered the show, and just didn't like it that much, but we're still good friends, and bronies are an interesting topic to discuss occasionally. BTW, my best friend has a Pegasister girlfriend.

[Cwanky 17,602]

Several people in this thread have already said it, but I'll repeat it for good measure. If you're "friends" abandon you simply because a basic preference or group you choose to associate with, being a brony isn't even necessarily a lifestyle choice either unless you choose to make it, then they're were not truly friends to begin with.

 

I mean our society is always telling us to accept others despite their appearances and learn to tolerate others even if they have differing viewpoints. I've known people that are more conservative as opposed to me where and that doesn't stop me from hanging out with them as friends. Same goes with people I know as Heat or Lakers fans, whereas I may despise or go against those teams. 

 

Sorry to say but good riddance to those people. You deserve much better than some bigoted, immature judgmental pricks that would leave you over something so inconsequential.

[Krys9 456]

It's so funny how people naturally have different opinions but it's merely the sheer fact that people like MLP and that seems to be the "final straw". I mean c'mon people! That's horrible! It's just a TV show and if I told you I liked watching something like Naruto and you didn't like that show then you wouldn't think twice about my opinion. Also to the OP that's a very stupid thing for your friends to do. I had a very similar reaction from my best friend when I told him. He was very negative about it and asked me tons of questions regarding why I liked it. We're still friends though but it urks him and I don't know why. :/

[Scootalove 10,689]

It's pretty sad when friends that are loyal leave their friend just because that certain friend is a brony. I mean, it's a TV show opinions are fine but leaving someone just for liking a TV show that you don't like is pretty dumb. I feel bad for people that have to deal with that one friend who doesn't like you over that one little thing, especially when it's a TV show. It's better not to take a TV show seriously.

[LastChanceConnor 25]

Only three of my friends and my sister know I'm a brony, and I never lost any of the friends when they found out I'm a brony. Because my best friend that changed schools is pretty much the reason I became a brony. That, and the Fine brothers.

[long gone 8,929]

If they abandoned you because you like MLP, then they were not real friends. Only real friends will stick with you no matter what.

[Creamy Arty 6,252]

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.

 

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[Hyper Tumble 1,483]

That's the whole reason why I'm a closet brony. I don't care if my friends know, but i don't want them telling everybody else I watch MLP. I am really sorry to hear about that. Please, accept my outreached hand.

[Danny9889 2]

Most of my friends acted as i was a terrorist they said I needed to grow up But at the end of the day they can do what they want because I AINT EVEN MAD

[FabulousJeremy 48]

People have said this a million times in this thread, but if you're losing friends over just liking a show they're just plain bad friends.  It's probably a good thing they decided not to associate themselves with you tbh.  I get weird looks sometimes when I tell people "Yeah, I like My Little Pony" but it never goes further than that extent.  I think you'll find adults are a lot more open to strange hobbies.

Edited August 24, 2013 by FabulousJeremy

[Sir Hugsalot 9,352]

Well, I've lost many of my friends because of being a brony. Sadly despite the fact, that I'm aware  that they were no true friends at all (some of them knew me for long time, yet they judged me because of a TV show...) I still feel pretty sad. 

[Paleopony 703]

If they don't want to be around you just because they don't like a tv show you like they are not your friends to begin with.

[EpicEnergy 23,224]

Some friends aren't true friends and will leave you when something bad happens. True friends don't reject you because you like a certain show.

[Skylight Scintillate 2,072]

Well for me, I got my different groups for my different interests, and I like to keep them separate, so it's unlikely to happen. If, for example, someone brings it up on the Hermitcraft fandom, then I'd tell them to stop dragging the conversation off topic about a cartoon they don't like and get back to talking about "The Hermitcraft Prank Wars".

Edited November 23, 2021 by Zoom Jetstream

[Tom Gallagher 33,595]

True friends don’t judge you for what you’re into. 

[Cash In 22,524]

Hasn't happened, but even if it did, those people probably weren't really my friends to begin with.

[Megas 27,784]

If people stop being friends with you just for being into MLP then they were never good friends to begin with 

[Steve Piranha 29,442]

Excellent, the trash threw itself away . Only time I justify them leaving you for ponies, is if you were nagging them for it. But everything implies you merely mentioned