I am so glad that I found this forum, and a large part of that reason is because of you, Matty. Your story made me face a part of myself that I repressed for so long, and finally I have come to the enlightened conclusion that I am not transgendered/transsexual/transwhathaveyou, simply bisexual. I thank you immensely for being a hero in my life, whether you intended to be or not. I admire you, and you are one of the coolest people that I have ever met.
Wow, more and more people seem to feel that I've been a huge part of their inspiration; now I have one of my close friends calling me their hero. I am honored and humbled by all of this. I'm elated that I am your friend and I am honored that you feel I am such a wonderful friend!
We're happy to have you here, and I'm especially proud our support and love helps you feel happy here. ^^
^^; Heh... Don't take his signature seriously. That was more of a joke between the two of us. We are very glad to have you with us, MattyJei! I thoroughly enjoyed reading that and am happy that our community has been able to help and support you!
I think "The Gay Thread" has opened our minds and shown how respectful and understanding we can be. Although I don't know much about you personally, I've read about your life and your experiences and you have all my support. Not only about you, but also about every member who has given his/her opinion in that thread by supporting you or telling his/her own daily experiences. Once I've read a little bit more of you in this thread... you're welcome among all these nice bronies/ponies. Best wishes.
Wow, just wow. What can I say that will be any different to anyone else? Well, who cares! Because they all speak the truth. I was heavily inspired by your last thread and this makes me feel warm inside. Thank you! I'm so happy for you, that everything is going so well. I was battling depression before coming to this community and well, I'm back to my jolly self before the sadness I had. I love everyone here, and I'm happy that this community on a whole has helped you. Like I always say: "Take it all to the chin, and keep that chin UP!"
I'm glad that you decided to try this place out matty. Also once again proving that this is one of the best communities out there. I'm so glad that everything is working out for you. Always remember that [size=+3]ALL WILL BE WELL[/size]
*hugs* Sometimes I wonder if I should stay then I think of you and all the other friends I've made here and wonder how I could leave.
Sorry for taking so long to reply here. I had a few more things to wrap up with college and then there were the people from here whom I spoke with on IM for almost the whole day yesterday. However, now I can reply properly and not a moment too soon; it looked as if this thread was about to be pushed to the archives. Here we go: Thank you so much, Foxytail! I'm elated that you're happy to have me here, too. Sorry about that, ePONYmous; I just wanted to be sure that Saikyo didn't feel that way about himself. I'm glad it was just a joke. I'm so glad you enjoyed the post! Everything I said was from my heart and reflects just how much this community has changed my life. Thank you so much for the support, Rain Lullaby! As for not knowing much about me personally, I'd love to get to know you more. I always like meeting people here and making more friends within the community. My contact information is listed in my profile. I'll check for yours, too. I completely agree with every single sentiment you expressed in your post. While we are a very loving, supportive community we do tend to be quite close-knit. I think we could become a quadrillion times more amazing and wonderful as a community (not that we aren't totally awesome already) if we did exactly as you suggested! Thank you so much for the support, Dwynter! Thank you also for inspiring me to create this thread to begin with. Wow, another one that I inspired? Again, I am honored and humbled. Thank you so much, Merriweather! I'm elated to have your support and I'm so glad I could make a positive difference in your life. Thanks, pixel hope! Just being here at this community and being as accepted and loved as I am here has shown me that all will be well. *hugs back* Wow, I'm amazed at how many people I've given inspiration to. All my life, I've wanted nothing more than to make positive impacts in the lives of others and it seems I'm finally getting the chance to do just that! Thank you so much, ResidualChaos; you are a dear friend and a great support! It's thanks to you that I was able to begin sorting out some of my mood issues related to the hormones.
After reading this there's something I'd really like to share now, as well. So far I've kept myself from doing so, but I don't know if I can go one like this any longer. I hope I'm not hijacking this happy thread which I really respect you for making, MattyJei. There are times when I simply enjoy being around here posting, enjoying to read the opinions of all the cool people on here. Ignoring that after some months on Everypony, I haven't really made a single friend yet. There are also times when it just makes me feel intensely lonely seeing everyone get along so closely, and me not having a clue how to fit in. Reading the community-praise thread for example, just makes me wonder how people do it. What can I post? Who should I adress? How should I express myself, to really become part of this community? I hope I don't look like an attention-seeker now, and I don't want to be pitied either. (there's no reason to, really) I know how warm and caring this community is, but I don't expect you all to rush to me and suddenly start talking to me, either. I want to be liked for who I am. I know I'm not being disliked, but seeing so many (new) members being liked and pulled into the thight-knit and close core of the community makes me insecure about how to go on at this site. I know I'm not the most socially-skilled guy ever. Often I'm afraid to adress people, both online and irl. And often I'm afraid people don't want me around, which makes me cower away from them before giving them a chance to prove me wrong. This is just how I feel. I don't really know what I excpect for responce, because I can't really force anyone to like me. But I still thought I should share this instead of just 'disappearing'. So, I guess all I'm really trying to ask is... how does a socially awkward kid fit in at Everypony?
Just be yourself. We are happy to have you here, and you should feel happy too! We all love you for who you are. I'm very socially awkward IRL and online too, so I understand how it feels... I also tend to take ridicule from people personally too, because of my insecurities, and I know I shouldn't. But becoming a member here at Everypony has really helped me open up about myself, both online and IRL where it truly counts.
I just wanted to say that you have been, and continue to be, an inspiration to me. You've awesome, MattyJei.
