Because I couldn't draw as well as them.

Now, years later, I see he hasn't improved his art at all. Makes me giggle. :3

and that, is what we call karma. xD

that actually reminds me; there was this guy who used to continuously rag on me for how bad my art was many years ago. fast forward to today, and I can at least say I've improved, he... hasn't. at all.

I would agree with you on this, most definitely.
I can draw circles around this guy now too, quite amusing.

On another note, gotta say your 'friend' is a complete tard for ditching you over something like this xD

That's not Karma, it's Kung Fu ("hard work").

The more you know.

I'm sorry to hear about that. I'm really not a fan of the whole MLP thing. I personally think that's an extremly stupid reason to loose a friend. Let's see, I've lost one friend because I was gay and he thought we were only friends so I could sleep with him. And I lost another friend because he was a christian and I'm a satanist. We were friends for 10 years and he didn't know it. But right when he found out he left me like that. Oh well, there lose. Don't worry though. I'm sure you have other friends who won't leave you for stupid reason like that.

man... those are some really, really lousy reasons to ever stop being friends with someone. D= I am so sorry you had to put up with that kind of intolerance with people.

and yeah, I do have more friends, but. at the same time, it still hurts.

This may not be trivial to some, but I wouldn't wear a dress in my ex best friend's wedding. Her fiance had assured me up til the night before that it was an informal courthouse wedding and they just wanted to make it official while they were both on leave. (They're both Army.) Then she calls me up at around 1AM asking if I have a dress for the next day. Cue me inwardly freaking out, because I'd been trying to figure out how to come out about my gender identity issues the entire time she'd been back. She and her fiance both had said I could wear pants because they both knew I hated dresses regardless. So when I repeated I wasn't comfortable in a dress, she began yelling at me quite loudly and texting me quite angrily, and then had a mutual friend of ours call and scream at me. I wound up coming out with the gender issues in the middle of it, and she said I'd been lying our entire friendship then, and why hadn't I told her sooner? Uh, because she was in basic training for the Army and I didn't think she'd need my (to me) whiny trying to figure myself out crap hanging over her head, that's why.

*sigh* Sorry for rambling, I haven't really been able to talk to anyone about it since it happened, save for my fiance. Just... why would someone do that? *shrug* Your ex-friend was ridiculous though, and as a pony fan, I'm sorry. Like what you like, and dislike what doesn't appeal to you - you're a good example of how to be mature about something like that, and your ex-friend is a prime example of what not to do.

aw man... that is really, really rough. especially when they'd go back on their word and then be completely insensitive to the underlying issue. I wonder if she realizes that her reaction, at least from my experience, is exactly WHY it's hard for a lot of transfolk to come out to others- rejection and accusations just like this.

and don't worry about rambling; it helps to get it out[whole reason why I posted this journal xD], especially when it deals with something so hurtful as that.
I also try not to openly hate on people for liking particular things- it's really just like having some big kid run into your sandbox and kick your sandcastle over. it might not cause physical harm and can even be out of jest, but it still hurts.

YES, exactly regarding the sandbox analogy. Perfectly spot-on. <3

That is fucked up beyond fucked up, dude. At least you're maybe better off without her in your life, if that's how she'd react to your coming out.

Yeah, that's how I see it. Now I have friends who embrace the fact and are supportive and she's stuck with an asshole husband that I warned her repeatedly about. So really, who's worse off? <3

Wish I knew. He just started ignoring me. I tried to get a hold of him, but no luck. Sent him a text message giving him one week to explain himself but never heard from him.

who? D=

oh wait, MY DERP. way to misread things, Gear. xD

that's really, really unfortunate. =(

I had a friend do something similar? I mean, we used to be really tight, had our ups and downs, but whatever. then they just. stopped logging in and communicating with ANY of their friends outside SL.

It sucks when people start treating you like shit for no reason.

Yeah see they don't know what friendship is. At all. Hilarious considering the basis of that show. The hypocrisy reminds me of.....MANY other fan groups that don't seem to read or understand their own material, and go on and on about community when its just as an excuse for attention whoring/soapboxing. Weeee social behavior failing!

Dumb reasons : wouldn't draw them (hey, busy is not an excuse, nor is not even knowing them well). Wouldn't support their dumb decisions/shitty behavior (I are not sheeeep. Nor think causing someone to trip down stairs very nice thing to do.). Etc, usual bullshit that just screams not about friendship, but about using people and fanship.

I can't resist tacking on religion to your first paragraph; no issue with their beliefs or teachings, but hooooly crap, if they could actually follow them? it'd be really nice.

and damn, I haaaaate that so much. it. kinda makes me wonder if people such as that really have friends? I can think of a few examples over my time online that were just generally miserable and leechy to everyone. and malicious. I actually had an ex who was very similar, and he'd actually ignore me for great periods of time unless he wanted a drawing or something. after breaking up, we still kept in contact, up until I said I was far too busy with work and life outside of the internet to get actively involved in a text based RPG, and he wrote me a incredibly scathing and bitter e-mail all about how upset he was that I would not role play on a messageboard with him. safe to say, I stopped all communications since then.

Your tie-in on my first paragraph was dead on, but oh yeah other groups do it too.


I've been slapped by someone I consider a close friend. I've had a lot of shit friends, but I don't consider her one, even after that. She had the vag to admit she was wrong to do so, and not just apologized about it but learned from it. She realized her temper got away and she made a mistake. She's been my shoulder when I I've been dumped and left without a place to go, and I've been supporting her through her divorce. If you're gonna sweat the small stuff then you are seriously, SERIOUSLY missing out in life and have littler understanding about what the word "bond" means. If someone does not help you grow, then what is the point. If you are not inspired to be better, to realize your goodness, to be happy with them...aw fuck it, any logical person knows what point I'm trying to make.

I have friends I don't agree with on all their views. I have debates with them. I have friends who are religious, or have strong beliefs, or hate my favorite genre of music. Fuck getting pissy over that shit, it's part of someone not a whole.

It's really sad to read stories where someone knew someone for years but then found out ONE thing and suddenly it's all gone. What are those people looking for? Perfection? If no one is perfect then what a fool's dream. To expect anyone to be 100% like or be the best buddy forever and always do what you want will mean one thing : FOREVER ALONE... because the short, lived, tense little "fanships" along the way won't mean shit in the end. I fear the more we are "connected" through artificial means the more we let our real abilities to connect atrophy. On that note I think it would be super cool to sit down with you face to face. I'll wrap up my rant on that note teehee

Wtf man... that's fucking dumb. If it helps, I'm not into it either. I gave it a go, found it okay, but I didn't give my art and fursona a MLP overhaul because of it :|
Stupidest friend-ditching I ever had was when I was with my ex boyfriend, this other guy was trying to hit it off with me behind his back, and he left me as a friend because I decided to get a girlfriend, too, while I was still with my ex. (Poly relationship.) This guy wasn't even my boyfriend but he got seriously offended and never spoke to me again.

...I can't help but think that my character, Lux, and ponies would just clash hoooorribly. xD

and daaaamn. though that might be for the best? sounds like he may become possessive and/or controlling over time if he got so butthurt over your choices in a poly-relationship he wasn't even involved in. wtfff.

Yeah, I was kinda glad that showed what he was really :| I was all "Ooookay best be away from that, then."

Wow, that guy really missed the point of the show's teachings didn't he? I am a Ponies fan, but the whole super hyped up fan style is not for me. I haven't changed my art style since watching it, and being myself and part of the furry fandom, I already know how to be accepting and friendly. I've not got any stupid falling outs to report. My circle of friends is tiny and most don't give as damn about my personal decisions. I've only lost contact with one friend, and that's because they changed their e-mail and didn't inform me.

Same here, I really like the show, but I'm not into the whole fandom/culture around it. And it definitely hasn't changed my art style :P you just have to ignore the more annoying parts of the fandom and you do fine.

I was dumped because they were "bored" of me. :P Apparently I did not entertain her as much as she wanted.

Also, it sounds like a new door has opened for you. You have the ability to find someone much better than your previous partner. I'd take advantage of that, like I am.

Sounds like he was just looking for an excuse, and that was it, however lame it was.

What the fucking fuck?
They did you a favor, you can do better!

Nah, I usually end up losing touch with all of my friends due to work taking up my time. Or moving IRL.

I sometimes say slightly dumb stuff on twitter and I think a bunch of people got mad over it (or at least the leaders of the group did)
and lots of them either blocked me or wouldn't accept my follow request when I made my new account and I never get invited to their events.
But then they also act all buddy buddy when I come across them at bigger events so it's rather confusing :S

my friends left me in a town 150 miles away from home because i didn't want to go pick up drugs with them.

I wished I knew why....

i was pretty good friends with this chick for a few years in high school, then we kinda stopped seeing each other or talking much after we both went off to college...we were def. still friendly towards each other though, chatted a couple times in the next few years, then on facebook i posted a comment on a note talking about how it majorly weirds me out that people i knew in high school were getting married and spitting out babies already. like, these people weren't even old enough to [legally] drink yet. and i guess she saw it and got mad, thinking i was talking about her (i wasn't - she is literally one of many, many, MANY people who've either gotten married or had kids already) and chewed me out saying things like how sometimes people don't really have a choice in the matter and sometimes things just happen and you shouldn't judge them blah blah blah. and yeah i realize that people have oops babies but it's still weird to me that people i grew up with and spent time in detention with are now PARENTS. fuck, i'm 23 and i still feel like i'm 16 xD

anyway, she unfriended me before i could reply and explain that i wasn't trying to diss her or anything, and she never responded to the message i sent...soo... yeah o_O

oh, derp, i forgot the other one.

i was actually really close with this one kid in high school (had a ginormous crush on him at one point too xD), and throughout our whole friendship he was in love with my best friend and told us all he was bisexual, and then he went off to college in chicago and came back SUPER, flamboyantly gay the next summer - none of us had problems with this at all, but he seemed to have a problem with us not being....gay enough? :s like all his new college friends and his boyfriend were all very stereotypically gay, and since we weren't, he didn't seem interested in associating with us anymore. :( i've tried reconnecting with him a couple times since then, but every time i saw him i couldn't help but notice that he couldn't wait to get away from me. D: i....i don't mind at all that he likes dick exclusively now, why does he mind that i do too? ; ; meh.

People are taking that show faaaar to seriously. I mean, it's kinda fun to watch and it has spawned a bunch of characters even I can draw without them looking (too) retarded, but that's about all it is to me.

Anyway, reasons i've been ditched since I started in the fandom..

Because I didn't want to ride 2 1/2 hours across the country every time they wanted me to visit.
After 3 years he's only just got back to the "talking to me" stage again. :/


Because I wouldn't draw them free art whenever they wanted. Sucks when you find out someone you though was a friend was there just to freeload PLUS they had the audacity to ask me to do-over a free piece of art because "the boobs weren't big enough".


Because they were quitting the fandom. Then they purged their entire online prescence and as far as I can tell began life anew as a drunken fisherman in Tijuana.


Because I didn't comment on every single piece of work they submitted since I met them in fricken 2005. Apparently to be a true friend to them you needed to maintain a stalkerish level of presence all day, erryday, erryyear.


Because <unknown>. They were a jerk anyway.

Uh... sorry. Man, I am such an idiot sometimes. >__>;;;

I'm really sorry someone left you for PONIES. Obviously they weren't a true friend. If I based all of my friendships off of fandoms... holy shit I would have like 2 friends lol.

On that note-- I've lost a friend because I'm not "LGBT" enough for him anymore. This kid used to be the sweetest kid I know. I started my first semester of college and joined Anime Club to help make some new friends. I made quick friends with the president and he was an awesome person for so long. And then he got academically removed, worked at Wal-Mart for a while and decided he was going to have a PARTY lifestyle. Well, after watching this person beat themselves up over Facebook and going through BOYFRIEND AFTER BOYFRIEND week in and week out, I finally had had enough. I told him straight up that his path of obvious self destruction really was hurting me to see and as his friend I wanted him to think better about giving himself away so freely.

Well, some of his lesbian friends thought I was outright attacking his homosexuality and started flaming the shit out of me. So, like any good internet patron, I trolled them. This led to a HEUG SHITSTORM OF EPIC PROPORTIONS annnddd basically he took some low blows at me.

Case in short, awesome friend turned into a huge dildo and anyone who doesn't cockride the shit out of him and his stereotypical gayness get shunned.

Sad, sad day.

That wasn't a friendship.

A bunch of my old friends tried to spread that I was arrogant, uncaring, that /I/ was the one to cut ties with them, and that I only wanted to talk to 'big-name artists'.
Turns out they were just jealous because they can't draw for shit and I can. Haha.


Also, augh ponies. XD I don't have a problem with the series itself, from what tumblr has shown me its actually pretty good in terms of animation, I just....have no interest in it?
Yet half the people I know are like 'MIX WE'RE MAKING YOU A BRONY' and then get all huffy when I say I don't really want to watch it because it holds no interest with me.
Thankfully no one's drawn Mix as a pony....yet. (I. I really hope no one does.)

That's pretty damn stupid for real, for ponies? I've heard a lot of pretty terrible reasons to end friendships but that one is definitely one of the worst/dumbest.

Looking through my gallery you wouldn't think they would either. Gruesome death and fucked up monsters, ponies.... But then pinkie demon came along and fixed that.

Yeah...that wasn't a real friendship xD also on MLP, fans DO tend to suck :/ I don't let it get in the way though.

That is weak and they're a terrible person.
I don't think I've ever-
Oh right my ex-girlfriend's friends because we broke up after she had been cheating on me and they made me out to be the bad guy some how.

Because I didn't buy them a plane ticket. :x At least I think that's the reason... There wasn't really one at all, except that I was getting Married and they were pretty mad that I wasn't giving them everything I had.
Of course, that's not how it seems to the person. They put me up on a pedestal of hate and blame me for everything, they even refuse to draw rabbits and any other things I make into characters! Only friend that's ever ditched me for outright crazy reasons... I even tried to apologize and ask them to reconnect.

I'm sorry that a MLP fan turned out to shun friends instead of make them... Doesn't make much sense to me.

You... you had a friend ditch you over MLP?

...gawd I cannot even begin to fathom the amount of fail this person consists of. I mean, no offense, he was previously your friend, but... ponies... holy shit that's stupid.

I dont have any example thats as crazy but i did lose a friend because i didnt want to drink as much or listen to awful rap after school; so we split.
Its not my fault if i dont want to be one of those examples of guy lives in rural nowhere, finishes high school, gets a dead end job while drinkng and smoking in my free time with my other white no-talent friends.

Aww man, that sucks :< But wtf sort a friend does that anyway? I've friends in fandoms I don't find interesting but I don't ditch them.

Anyway, I don't think I can recall any stupid ex-friending reasons. Except from when I was like nine and my bff -who was a boy- started playing with another boy, who told me he shouldn't be playing with me because I was a girl. Kids are dumb >[

If any of this is in any way true, I'm going to declare a holy war fatwa on all "bronies", strap a ton of semtex to my chest and let the carnage begin. >:C

Sounds like he missed the point of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic xD Oh well, doesn't sound like he was a real friend to start with. How petty!

But for me we moved to a new place and after I started eighth grade made a best friend, and for a while it was fine, even after religion got brought up once and her and her brother told me I was going to hell for not believing in their God. In ninth grade though she started to drift off too the older, "popular" girls and starting to kiss their ass like no tomorrow, so I made a new best friend whom I fell in love with and it freaked my other friend out. She wanted to know why I didn't tell her because we slept in the same bed together when we had sleep-overs xD She also blamed me for giving her dandruff. After that she completely stopped talking to me.
Then like three years later after I moved a couple states away, she messages me on FB asking where I went and tried to blame me for our falling out, saying how I avoided her :E I blocked her plastic ass.

Maybe it's your eustachian tube, unless you absolutely can't hear at all.

I'd say the latter because not all bronies are like this.

As much as I like MLPFIM I have to say that starting friendships over a mutual interest in CHILDRENS CARTOON NUMBER 20413 is pretty dumb. There has to be more in common between two people for the relationship to last more than a few ours of actual interraction.

I never imagined I'd see something even dumber.

To lose a friendship over this.

Which is, despite my love for it, most definitely a fad.

It's just fucking stupid. In ways I cannot fully comprehend yet am still infuriated about.

My god...

I can't get over this so here I go again.

I have lost friends over stupid reasons. Religion is one. I personally believe religion, all religion, is a form of evil and manipulation who's beliefs are always geared towards suppressing and exploiting a populace for specific means that benefit a specific few. Be it keeping people docile, having them be a source of income, creating a defacto army to do their bidding blindly, or any combination of this.

Another reason why is for art reasons. I'm pretty good at marketing myself. Always have been regardless of venue. It's a skill like any other... yet when doing fantasy, comic, anime, or furry art people get very picky and elitist. God forbid you like doing something or that you find you have a skill that resonates with a pre-existing market base. No... they didn't like this and that and felt the need to express their disappointment in me as a human being and kindly told me to fuck off. Welp, I wasn't exactly going to fight for their friendship so I didn't.

Same goes for smut works too. That I work on branding and do something I know would make me popular within a venue in order to create a viable source of freelance income for myself? SHOCKER! An artist who knows how and executes a plan in order to make money in art! Who'da thunk? Apparently not being a genius who has the ability to sell their own personal works makes me a bad person. That or wanting to use art to pay my rent, In any case despite the fact that I am the same boring person I was before it now I am some sort of deviant because I add a little more pink to my art than they do just because I'd rather find a way to draw full time and do what I enjoy doing instead of working on computers or over a drafting bored doing what I am good at but would rather kill myself than do.

FFFFFFFFFFF PEOPLE WHY MUST SOME OF YOU SuCK SO HARD

Letting such petty things become a divisive element in your life...

Oh noes, Tsampikos don't draw art that appeals to a broad audience, you have to do arthouse hipster stuff that noone understands.

Does anyone remember the girl who masturbated with rotten spaghettios and pissed on a canvas and it was called 'art' and 'innovative' and 'unique' ?

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah.

ditching a friend over a tv show... FullRetard.exe

Also WOW what a dickhead.

I like ponies, it is a fun cartoon show to watch - there are lots of cartoons and shows I like to watch but I don't ever force anyone to watch them.

But hell I am not about to break up with a friend over it or be an asshole to anyone who doesn't like it.

Tell them to get a life. Period. :P

I lost one of my best friends once because I didn't say anything for three months. we hung out every day and we were like two peas in pod, but because I'm not particularly talkative he dropped me like a sad bag of bricks.

you should sucker punch that asshole next time you see them for being an immature prick.

My ex dumped me because I bought her too many presents.

Seriously... fuck ponies X3
Also, I've always wanted to be a pilot.

because they got bored with me... apparently i have a limited novelty value like a toy ya pull out of a cereal box... *gives hugs*

I have heard many dumb reasons why people might not be a friend anymore but this takes the cake lol. Apparently it isn't a question of loving or hating the show (I'm indifferent) anymore. Somehow it is starting to sound like a religion (cult) where people that aren't fully into it aren't accepted. I'm sorry you lost a friend over something so trivial but I'm guessing they weren't a very good friend in the first place.