what furry means to you

[josh_down]

what does being a furry mean to you? this place must have had one of these at one point, but i don't see it;

for me, i feel that it's a perfect vent for my own fantasies and imagination. when i'm daydreaming or 'pre-sleep dreaming' i'll be a lion, conversing with other anthro animals. plus as a social thing, it really feels nice to be able to sit down with people and talk about how much i'm fascinated by animals with people without being thought of as a bit strange (though that's not a bad thing either), plus not only that, but people who're fascinated by them in the same or at least somewhat similar ways to me.

[NeWFur]

Being a furry to me lets me just have fun.  It embraces your imagination.  There has been countless amounts of times where regular routines get boring and or stressful, but drawing pics and rarely wearing a tail is just something to take you out of the ordinary life.  I do like animals of course, but I'm not as you say completely drawn to them.  I find them interesting and definately cool  . 

[Asia Kali Yusufzai]

Expansion. Reality is not boring... but imagination is unrestrained. This is an expansion of reality into the imagination. I like that.

[Takarah Luna]

It's both a scocial thing and kind of a hobby for me... And I LOVE the art style... (just plain anthro though...)

[White Wolf Guardian]

I consider furries in general to be rather fun and not so boring as many people I have met, it's a fun hobby, great way to meet new people, learn about some other countries in a 1st person point of view, many similar interests, and it's a great way to pass the time . A fursona to me is a way to express my imagination as well.

[Seko]

to me, being furry is a way to express myself in a tolerant environment 

plus it has let me meet loads of awesome people 

[Timmy Fox]

to me, its a fun thing, I love be a part of a very nice and friendly community (mostly refuring to the forum ), the art and roleplayings with your fursonas is really pawsome, but also, it just feels right, I mean, ever since I "became" a furry, i've by some reason felt that i can be myself.

[Ares the Ram]

its my escape. my door into a world that doesnt hate. reminds me of my childhood when cartoons were good.

[FoXTAlL]

To me being a furry is the best way to sit back, relax, and let my uncontrolable imagination do it's thing. I like antro art (though I'm not so good myself) an sometimes think about if I were anthro, which is were the forum comes in, on here that's who I am. Also being able to be in such a large community is great. Being a Furry can only be decscribed as fun.

     Rad

[Karma Moonshadow]

To me, being a furry is embracing who I really am in a way that I just can't do any other way. It's like the only way of reaching a spot that you just can't reach to scratch. I've been a furry all my life and just didn't know what to call it, but when I found out that there were others like me, I felt that my wandering furry heart had finally found the home it had been looking for all along.

[Takarah Luna]

 :'(   That's really sweet and completely true Dander!!!  I actually feel the same way come to think about it...

[Kit Angel]

To me being a furry means alot, because I wouldn't have made so many new friends, I would of never came out of my shy shell at all, Most of the people i know as well as adopted within the fandom mostly on this forum site lol, anyways To me being a furry helps me more to show who i really am and it makes me feel proud of who i am and not what i am. I don't care what other people think ^w^ But everyone that i've met and became friends with showed me that there are still nice people in this world and I will and can say that everyone within the fandom is my inspiration for my art, my music remixes, and some of the fanfics i am currently working on ^w^ that is why i love the fandom and all of you in it so much because you show that you care for someone like me ^w^ Oh and I'm back to the forums

[RedWolf "lucifer" Guevara]

i agree and feel the same way as dander

[immortal_wolf]

To me it has been my way of life since I was the age of 4. It is a way to show my true self to my friends and others. Being a furry brings me comfort and peace of mind.

[lindsbunny]

To me, being a furry is associated with a number of social connections. The most obvious one of course is the fact that I'm part of this extended community of like-minded groups and individuals. Also, I'm connected to my animal counterparts. There are rabbits all over the place in my area in rural Northern California, which is probably why rabbits are a popular fursona for local furries. I see rabbits almost every time I'm out. Since I was little, I've associated them with freedom and nature. With that fond familiarity, it's no wonder I developed overtime as a rabbit furry. In being a furry, not only am I connected to other furries, but it makes me feel more connected to animals and nature. In a way, I feel like a more complete human individual due to my identity with an animal.

Of course, on a less serious note, the community, art, and lifestyle are just so much fun, so I'd have an interest even if it didn't come so naturally.