I have 34 friends. 34. I've never had that many before in my life - total! Add 'em up! The problem? It's hard to keep up with all of them. I look at my list, think about sending either a VM or PM, and then nearly faint at the prospect of chatting with 34 people! Oh, some of them I see posting quite a bit, so I keep up with them that way, and some more are on EPR and I see them there - little harder to catch up on EPR chat, tho. But the rest, about 20 of 'em, well, I just don't know what to do! And don't get the idea that I don't want to talk to you, my friends! Or that I'm sorry I accepted your friendship (or you accepted mine), never! I really wish I could send everyone at least some kind of VM every day, but my mind just boggles! So, forgive me if you haven't heard from me much - it's not that I don't want to talk to you, I'm just - busy. *sigh* Weirdly enough, if some one else friends me, I'm sure I'll accept it. Anyone else have this problem? Is this really a problem? And how the heck did I get to the point that I'm complaining about too many friends? What the heck-?!
I have a lot of friends that I don't talk to much on the forums or on Skype. It's not that I don't care, it's just that i don't know what to say. To all my friends: I LOVE YOU ALL!!!
...agreed with Zephyr. PMing and VMing friends daily... would be difficult, and there isn't always something to talk about. Still, this problem, is a common one from what I understand.
This statement is now false. You now have a private message from me. I hope you're happy. You know who has too many friends on the forum? Double Rainbow "Dash." :derpe: I think he befriends just about anypony, haha. As for me, I have 41 friends at the moment. Some I communicate with more than others (either via VM, PM, Skype and/or Ventrilo), while others I hardly talk to at all. It doesn't mean I have a preference for someone over someone else. I happen to just simply talk to certain folks more often. I'm happy for each and every friend request that has been sent to me or those that I have sent and have been accepted. It also boils down to an issue already mentioned; practicality, but on two fronts: Time and topic. I don't think I'd have the time or the patience to maintain 41 conversations. Also, it's not like I'm the most interesting person to talk to on here. I can't just think of a topic out of thin air to discuss at any given moment. To be blunt, I'm not really a conversationalist. I'm grateful for each and every friend I've made on here, whether we talk to each other all the time, or only have once.
I don't usually message people randomly, but anyone that wants to chat with me can. I'm never shy about answering PMs.
So . . . This isn't a big deal? I don't have 20 angry friends for not speaking to them in a month? Well-! Obviously, this Friends thing is new to me. I don't think I've been on a forum with such a thing. Any ways, I hope I didn't sound like I was implying I was friending people left and right - I only friend and accept friends with people I enjoyed talking to on the forums, or, rarely as I don't go on as much, from EPR. I'll just VM or PM as needed, or as I can, and try not to worry so much . . . I guess.
Well, I wouldn't say that, I mean, you haven't sent me a VM for about a week now. I thought someone like myself at least warranted a VM each day. I'm deeply offended, Dwynter. I thought we had something special. (In case nopony realizes it, the entire statement above is a joke) Nah, nopony's mad at you Dwynter. This isn't Facebook. I certainly hope no one here is striving for a popularity contest to gain the most friends or is one of those people that feel if they aren't talked to in a while, then that means they should start deleting people. Nah, I also friend people that I've enjoyed talking to on the forum at some point. So yeah, if you're not my friend, I don't like talking to you at all— KIDDING! Ha ha ha, that ePONY is such a joker. Wait a minute, how come my friend count just dropped? Don't worry about it. If someone is really concerned about such a thing, then it just shows you something about their character, that's all. However, I don't think you'll encounter that on this forum.
Y'know, I suddenly wondered if this thread would make people stop friending me in an effort to "help" me. GAH! No, no! I'll suffer with too many friends, go ahead! @ePONY, I have been meaning to send you some fancy mathematics on pony density . . .
I have more than 34 friends IRL... I also have 200 Cheezburger friends and mantain chat with about 50 of them. Plus, about 80 PSN friends, so it's a lot to manage, but it's all good.
I got 39. I try to talk to them all. Some I know better then others. But I love eveypony on my friends list.
That's very sweet of you Dwynter. But don't worry about it, for as said before; this isn't facebook. Everyone deals with friends their own way. Some people manage to keep up with hundreds of internet-contacts on a daily base, while I doubt if I could keep up with only five friends. You don't have to talk to someone every day to like them. I've never really talked to you personally yet (or anypony here really, but that's my own shyness), yet I still know I like you. And a lot of other people, too. Soo, don't worry about it. Do things the way that feels right to you.
