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A thread to discuss My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and the tie-in media.

All of the usual forum rules apply. In addition, please remember that the thread is discussing a kids' show, and it's primarily focused on the work itself, not the fanfic — in particular, we don't want to see lewdness creeping in.

     Original OP text 
I don't know WHAT the Hell happened (I blame shenanigans) but we're going to start from scratch. Post your feels for this awesome show again! Naow!

Edited by Mrph1 on Aug 26th 2024 at 10:24:26 AM

Crowfall Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#62827: Apr 2nd 2014 at 2:47:58 PM

@Sereg: I think a lot of that is fairly minor and wouldn't be an issue.

Twilight gets up early and goes to bed late. Rainbow naps throughout the day.
This seems like a pretty minor thing. We don't really know when Rainbow gets up in the morning or goes to bed at night, So I can't really say how much they'd interfere with each other's sleep schedules.
Twilight enjoys reading and talking about books. Rainbow likes one series. Rainbow is active.
No one that Twilight interacts with regularly reads that much. Heck, Twi talks about books with Rainbow more than she does with any other character. Plus I don't think it would be that hard for Twi to get RD into other books as long as they were exciting.
Ranbow is outdorsey. Twilight spends her time in the library.
Twi may not spend as much time outside as RD, but she isn't a complete recluse. We often see her reading outside or going on walks.
Rainbow is active. Twilight is sedate. Rainbow rushes into things. Twilight organises all the time and thinks things through.
True, but Twi doesn't seem to think this is a problem. Remember Feeling Pinkie Keen when she asks herself what Rainbow Dash would do and then charges the hydra?
Rainbow drags ponies to things she wants and gets completely bored and restless when something doesn't interest her.
Rainbow isn't that adverse to trying new things. She's willing to join in a fashion show just because Rarity says it will be fun.
Rainbow is aggressive, competitive and daring. Twilight is humble and doesn't like showing others up.
Now while some ships, such as Appledash, would result in a lot of competitiveness, Twilight is awesome enough for RD to appreciate her amazing marefriend, but awesome in different ways from RD, limiting the need for showoffy conflict between them that Twi wouldn't be interested in.

Sereg Since: Jun, 2010
#62828: Apr 2nd 2014 at 2:56:43 PM

As I said, I've been in (non-romantic) relationships with RD-like people before (one of which married my dad, who's even more Twilighty than I am).

It convinced me to never date anyone like that ever. It was an experience filled with pain and trauma. And me being mentally warped. You know, I once asked them to hurt me? That's how messed up I was. I was equating "being in pain" with "being loved".

I preferred being at school, where bullies are, to being at home.

I was miserable.

kegisak Element of Class Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
Element of Class
#62829: Apr 2nd 2014 at 3:05:42 PM

@Sereg: As much as I like it, I can see Twinkie not working all that well - levels of overall energy are just too different, and I don't think Pinkie's overall neediness would mesh that well with Twilight's need for personal time.

But I don't think it's bad enough that it should be considered an anti ship. After all, Pinkie is sensitive enough to her friends and wants them to be happy enough that she'd likely at least try to understand Twilight's needs and learn to give her distance. The trouble is mostly on Pinkie's side of the field, and frankly she has stuff she needs to work through before she'll be ready for a romantic relationship anyways.

There's also something you ought to consider: Sometimes people will find partners with whom they have some incompatible features because they want to change those features. And not in the other person, but in themselves.

Sometimes people develop behaviours more because of their environment than their actual personality, and they don't always like those things about themselves. So they look for someone, or desire someone with whom those features don't work, so they have a reason to cast them aside. I should know, it's been one of the major driving forces in my relationship. I am, or was at least, a crusty fucking bastard. I work in an industry where negativity is commonplace, and positivity is frequently looked down upon. In order to deal with that you develop a bit of a shell, so you can at least act the part. But being with someone who's genuinely pleasant and nice gives me a place where I don't have to be like that, and in fact shouldn't be like that. I genuinely appreciate having the change for him.

Dash could easily work in a similar way with Twilight. All evidence points towards her showboating being a way of getting people to stay with her. She doesn't want to be alone, so she tries to be the best to ensure people will stick around. But if she's in a dedicated relationship, where she has true insurance Twilight isn't going to leave, she doesn't have to be that brash and competitive. She can let out more of her natural nerdiness, since she doesn't have to worry about scaring Twilight away with it. She can relax, and tone things down, and she might actually get along well with Twilight when she's mellowed out that way.

Birthright: an original web novel about Dragons, the Burdens of Leadership, and Mangoes.
storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
More like giant cherries
#62830: Apr 2nd 2014 at 3:06:09 PM

Well you're the first to make it today.

Actually I don't think I am. It was in one of the linked images.

Blind Final Fantasy 6 Let's Play
Wryte Since: Jul, 2010
#62831: Apr 2nd 2014 at 3:12:21 PM

I'm truly sorry to hear that, Sereg, but just because those were your experiences with a relationship involving personalities like RD and Twilight doesn't mean that's the only or even the most likely way such relationships will always work out. I certainly understand why you would dislike the pairing based on your experiences, and you're certainly within your rights not to enjoy it, it's simply not accurate to say that a relationship between the two could only end in misery.

Crowfall Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#62832: Apr 2nd 2014 at 3:12:29 PM

While I think that any mane six ship could work if developed correctly, I agree that Twinkie would be one of the more difficult ones.

@Sereg: Well I don't really know the RD like people you did, so I can't really comment on that, I'd like to point out that its the underlying aspects of their characters that make me think they would work out, not the superficial "is athletic and competitive" sort of details. There are a lot of ways someone could appear to be similar to RD but actually be a huge asshole. I mean, just look at Gilda.

IkeAndMike Exists for some reason from Earth Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
Exists for some reason
#62833: Apr 2nd 2014 at 3:13:21 PM

(Sympathy hug for Sereg) :/

http://h0useb0und.tumblr.com/
Starscream759 Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: In denial
#62834: Apr 2nd 2014 at 3:18:40 PM

@Sereg It's okay man. It's okay. (I then hug you)

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BigDannyC Since: Dec, 2013
#62835: Apr 2nd 2014 at 3:25:49 PM

Right, risky question. What sort of pony do you think of the mane six would like in a relationship?

storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
More like giant cherries
#62836: Apr 2nd 2014 at 3:26:05 PM

The only reason I suggested Twinkie is that the nickname sounds cool. I don't think it would actually work.

Blind Final Fantasy 6 Let's Play
Seraphem Since: Oct, 2009
#62837: Apr 2nd 2014 at 3:27:32 PM

N/A for me, I'd rather romance stay very very far away from them. At least in the show. in their lives, to random to say. Could be anything.

edited 2nd Apr '14 3:27:52 PM by Seraphem

kegisak Element of Class Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
Element of Class
#62838: Apr 2nd 2014 at 3:28:05 PM

To be honest the majority of them just don't seem interested in a relationship.

Rarity's the only one who's ever shown interest in dating, and most of the time it's a very idealized version of it. Come down to it, I'm not sure she'd really be interested in a proper relationship until she gets her career where she wants it to be. Granted she's close, but still.

Let's just say there's a reason I tend to keep my shippng exclusive to background ponies. I mean, aside from that fact that I don't have to be concerned with getting their personalities and voices right and I can customize the scenario. Even if people sometimes ''still'' think that two characters with nio canon personalities are wrong for one another.

edited 2nd Apr '14 3:30:01 PM by kegisak

Birthright: an original web novel about Dragons, the Burdens of Leadership, and Mangoes.
Sereg Since: Jun, 2010
#62839: Apr 2nd 2014 at 3:30:32 PM

Thanks guys.

Though ... you can understand my mistrust of such claims then, right?

I've been too burned to be willing to encourage a relationship that's got hurdles from the start.

Especially when one side is likely to be domineering.

This is why I go for the more Fluttershy-ish types (Well, I would, if I'd ever been fortunate enough to meet any). Gentle and comforting. That's what I want.

IkeAndMike Exists for some reason from Earth Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
Exists for some reason
#62840: Apr 2nd 2014 at 3:34:00 PM

Sereg- to a degree, I can sympathize. My dad isn't outright abusive, but he certainly has anger issues. :/

http://h0useb0und.tumblr.com/
Sereg Since: Jun, 2010
#62841: Apr 2nd 2014 at 3:37:05 PM

I understand.sad

Actually, very little was physical abuse. It was mostly emotional abuse. When you're constantly told that you're not good enough and repeatedly called every insult under the Sun ("bastard" most commonly), it wears you down.

IkeAndMike Exists for some reason from Earth Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
Exists for some reason
#62842: Apr 2nd 2014 at 3:37:06 PM

Anyway... pardon the derail, but I just finished a desktop setup that I want to share with you all. I call it "Simple Shimmer." http://imgur.com/a/hOSqz#7

It's a combination of a Sunset Shimmer pic from derpibooru (Dark- it's a picture of SS wearing a fancy green dress and... shoes/hoof paint, looks very nice with her fur and mane color, matches her eyes), some Rainmeter skins showing the time, date, battery status and the music currently playing on iTunes, and a dock of applications I use regularly. What do you guys think?

http://h0useb0und.tumblr.com/
ScottPilgrim2013 Why aren't you laughing? from Arkham Asylum Since: Jun, 2013 Relationship Status: Waiting for Prince Charming
Why aren't you laughing?
#62843: Apr 2nd 2014 at 3:38:38 PM

Could we please change the subject?

My Tumblr "If theirs one thing I'm good at, it's blowing" Jesse Cox 2013
Crowfall Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#62844: Apr 2nd 2014 at 3:39:20 PM

@Big: Honestly, I don't really know what they'd want in a relationship. I was about to start describing what I think they'd be looking for, and it ended up just being a bunch of traits similar to themselves, like "AJ would want someone who's a hard worker and appreciates family." Yeah, that's basically useless. Given how little they've talked about relationships AJ could have a griffon fetish for all I know.

Mio Since: Jan, 2001
#62845: Apr 2nd 2014 at 4:07:13 PM

On a completely different note. I am uncertain if I agree with this or not. Though I am surprised that it doesn't seem to have gotten as much attention as the other April fools video.

IkeAndMike Exists for some reason from Earth Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
Exists for some reason
#62846: Apr 2nd 2014 at 4:28:53 PM

Hey Sunset, where are you? I wanna get your opinion on my desktop!

http://h0useb0und.tumblr.com/
KingKix Typing the internet since '90 from Dante City Since: Jun, 2013 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Typing the internet since '90
#62847: Apr 2nd 2014 at 4:58:22 PM

We need goats

We need Goat simulator.

Dakota's blog An odd agent of justice
Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#62848: Apr 2nd 2014 at 5:22:15 PM

The past sucks, let's think about the distant future.

I get the feeling Dragonfire would be a nice RPG.

KingKix Typing the internet since '90 from Dante City Since: Jun, 2013 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Typing the internet since '90
#62849: Apr 2nd 2014 at 5:29:08 PM

Why not live in the now?

Dakota's blog An odd agent of justice
Wryte Since: Jul, 2010
#62850: Apr 2nd 2014 at 5:36:12 PM

Because I'd rather live in fiction.


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