Two of the strongest elements of SP is the friendship and sense of belonging that grows rapidly in this very, very supportive environment. I'm thinking about how much those two things mean to me...so some images to go with how I am feeling...
Just goes to show that anyone CAN get along with anyone - each ones just needs to make compromises. If there are no compromises, then they are doomed.
Wish that made sense to me when I was 20 - I would probably have been married by now! HAHA Marriage is just not in the cards for me, and I am okay with that because I have "odd" friends. Those friends that are always there and we may have our differences, but we also have each others' backs - like the dog sleeping on top of the horse!! LOL (I have NEVER seen that one before!
I agree, spark people is a very supportive community. I've been members of other diet/fitness sites before that seemed very clique-ish and judgmental. I haven't run in to that here.