I want to share the reasons I love multiply since I’ve bugged my friends and family so much about joining. A lot of them have finally joined which makes me really happy.

I have family and friends all over the country. I grew up in St. Louis, MO, then moved to Washington D.C. for 6 years, then moved to NYC for a few years, then to Ft. Lauderdale, FL for 1 ½ years, and now I’ve been back in NYC for 2 years as of June. During this time of my life I’ve had friends also move to the west coast and various other locations. Needless to say, it’s hard for me to keep up with everyone. I love all of my family and friends and I want to keep in touch with them and really feel like I know them and know what is happening in their lives.

Unfortunately, with everyone being so busy, it’s very hard to keep up relationships and really know what everyone is doing with their lives. If I had never left St. Louis, it would be much easier. I could just have a party and invite all of my friends and family and everyone could mingle and get to know each other, which in turn would allow them to get to know me better. Since I can’t do that, Multiply is the next best thing.

For one, I can post all of my pictures from past vacations and pictures of my daughter for everyone to see. I can also share parts of my life with them by letting them know what kind of books and movies I like, what type of food I enjoy, and what I think about various topics. To be honest, sometimes I can’t remember when I’ve last spoken to individuals and how up to date they are on my life. Most importantly I get to learn more about them. When you don’t talk to people on a regular basis, there is so much you miss from knowing about them. For example, I have a friend that I talk to almost every day and we never run out of things to say, but sometimes when you haven’t spoken to somebody in a year, you don’t even know where to start the conversation.

I feel like with Multiply I have a continuous conversation with my friends and family. I’ve gotten to learn a lot about my friends and family that have joined. It’s such a cool and easy way to get to know people. I love when a friend or family member gets in on a conversation started by another friend or member of my network. How else would I ever know what my cousin thinks of one of the thought provoking questions posted by Joanne or her favorite movie, book, or quote? I would probably never think to ask these questions. I don't get to talk to my family and all of my friends every day so I really don't know what they think about current events and this is a way I can get their opinions easily.

Also, it’s fun getting to know all of the other people in my network that I’ve never met in person. I know I can count on some good jokes, some freaky looking animals to view, interesting points of view on random topics and interesting reviews to help me decide what movies to see, books to read and recipes to try.

There are many other things about the site that I love, but what I've said above is most important to me. I'm sure everyone has their own reasons for enjoying the site. Feel free to share them.