Are you friends with yourself?

[norwich36]

This particular poll of randomosity was inspired (a) by toadstoolsmiles magnificent confidence in her own self-love (if you don't know what I'm talking about, go here and here) and (b) looking up a couple people's profiles today and noticing they had themselves friended.


[Poll #1043523]

And if you would friend yourself, assuming you were a different person friending the person you are now, why would you friend yourself? Please take this as an excuse to talk about how cool you are in the comments.

Self-praise: it's the next best thing to sex with your own clone!

Comments

[norwich36.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm sure you'd actually be very interested in your own posts--think of all the common interests you'd have with yourself!

[norwich36.livejournal.com]

Oh, yeah, that reminds me of the poll bagheera_san did recently about whether people get turned on by the porn they write themselves or not.

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

I'd friend myself if I wasn't myself because sometimes I make myself laugh, so I'm assuming if I wasn't myself that I'd still laugh--unless....I'm only funny to myself---*GACK!*

*sits in corner consumed with paranoia and fear of self stalking...*

Dang...Sex with a clone, hunh? I knew I killed Lex's clone too soon. Rats. He could have grown a beard and had sex with Lex whilst conspiring with a bearded Clark from another dimension to *kill* Lex. After a threesome. Wow! that's something I haven't done in a while! Erm, story-wise, I mean. After this birthday, I've passed the age where threesomes are a possibility anymore. *sniffle*

Geez, I'm babbling all over your comments, sorry.

[slinkling.livejournal.com]

I'd really never understood why people friended themselves, so reading the responses to this has been enlightening. Though I still don't think it's that difficult to click on my Recent Entries page to see my own posts. I tend to figure, if I'm looking at my friends page, it's because I want to see what other people have posted recently. I already know what *I've* posted.

The wording of your second question confused me completely. But if the question is, if I were somebody else, would I friend this Slinkling who isn't me? Sure. I make myself laugh. And I like my own writing, at least most of the time.

[norwich36.livejournal.com]

If you want to read sex with clones AU versions of Lex and Clark, you should definitely go read astolat's latest story.

I didn't realize there was an age limit on threesomes! I think you should challenge that, really.

And everybody with a brain would friend you because you are always hilarious and entertaining and write REALLY HOT porn that is sometimes very scary. What's not to love?

[melusina]

Because I write about the sorts of things I like to read about. . .

[norwich36.livejournal.com]

I honestly could NOT figure out how to word that question in a non-confusing way, though I knew the X and Y stuff wasn't helping, really. I also had no idea all the reasons people might friend themselves. LJ is just one big learning experience!

IMHO, everyone should friend you because you are teh awesome.

[serenography.livejournal.com]

Of course I'd friend my other self. We have so much in common. :)

It's interesting to hear people's reasons for friending themselves. I did always wonder.

[bop-radar.livejournal.com]

I think I am not at all cool so no, I would bore myself too much. *nods*

[norwich36.livejournal.com]

Yes, exactly! I am baffled by people who say they wouldn't friend themselves.

[norwich36.livejournal.com]

Yes, I had no idea people had so many different reasons for doing that.

[norwich36.livejournal.com]

Oh, please. If you found (a) a fellow Lee lover who (b)also really loved Lois and (c)posted all kinds of amazing meta about BSG and Smallville and who also (d)made amazingly cool vids and (e) did fabulous vid recs, you KNOW you would friend her in a second. The fact that she also lived in Australia would be an additional point in her favor, I suspect. In fact, since she lives in your neighborhood and also has a dog, you could even go on walks together.

*Is a little jealous of your new mirror-universe friend who lives on the same continent as you*

[drakeofdross.livejournal.com]

I friend myself as myself (at least I think I have in this journal, I definitely have in my RL one) because I've got my bookmarks on the friends page and everything is all right there. Also, I like looking at my icon when I re-read my own entries. I've got a journal on GJ for a Roleplaying site and you need the icons to even tell who's writing the post (well, you can usually tell, but it's first person and easier to tell with the icon).

I would friend myself as somebody else because I don't write much and when I do, I'm usually announcing a story update (or answering a quiz, and those are fun, too).

[bop-radar.livejournal.com]

*lolz* OMG! You're so right! I'm so naive in my lack of self-understanding. You are quite correct that I would FRIEND HER IMMEDIATELY, OMG! *giggles*

[bop-radar.livejournal.com]

PS. In all honesty, I had no idea you COULD friend yourself. That seems... wrong.

[ladydreamer.livejournal.com]

I can honestly say, I have never wondered what it would be like to have a prostate gland.

I am curious why there are so many girls who would like to be a guy for a day. Am I the only one who would not find that remotely appealing? This calls for a poll.

[anoel.livejournal.com]

I talk about Vidding and like the best show IMO (The Office), why wouldn't I friend me? I may not be super interesting but I have a lot of fandoms so I'm sure something would connect.

I didn't get the friending yourself but I really like seeing how my entries look on my Flist so now I do it. Plus it's easy to see if someone has me friended or if I'm in a community because it's bolded.

[skuf.livejournal.com]

I said yes on the latter, because I'd probably want to follow my meta (being all about the meta). But I bet I'd also think I was full of myself (and totally boring) gahahaha!

[chimosa.livejournal.com]

I'm cool!! I'm also a little slow and easily confused...

*looks around*

*darts away*

[skuf.livejournal.com]

I'm a little jealous, too, *g*!

[norwich36.livejournal.com]

Oh, sure, that makes sense (though I see all that stuff on my "recent entries" page, too).

[slinkling.livejournal.com]

You are the sweetest thing. Truly.

Maybe if there was another Nora who wasn't you (extrapolating from the question -- the other you who'd friend you for the brilliant SV meta), she'd live somewhere nearer me and she and I could hang out together. That would be excellent. *nods*

[norwich36.livejournal.com]

Oh, I might now have to friend myself, because you're right, it *would* make it a lot easier to see if I'm a comm member or have someone friended.

[norwich36.livejournal.com]

LOL! I'm sure you'd find that your fascinating meta made it all worthwhile.

[norwich36.livejournal.com]

Yes, you're definitely cool and ought to be friended!