Do you appreciate your dolls less when you have more of them?

Since I have plans for I think it's at least 10 now, but all of them would be special for some reason. I don't think any of them could be less special in any way. Sure I wouldn't be playing with all of them all the time, but that doesn't mean anything cause I know when I look at them I would still smile. That's the important thing about these dolls, being able to look at them and smile.

 

I commented on this thread a few years back...and a few dollies ago.

In retrospect it is very clear to me that time is the main constraining factor; at a certain point I start to feel the limits of my ability to make the kind of art, or give the kind of attention the posse deserves. I still get woozy when I see beautiful or interesting new sculpts (gasp - Souldoll Tae, Volks Eden, Reisner, etc., etc...), but I know perfectly well that aside from all financial issues (and there are many ), I am maxed out in terms of time.

But quantity alone has not diminished my love. Not one bit.

 

The fact that you're not willing to give any of the ones you currently own up shows that you don't have anything to worry about. You care about them and although I can't speak from personal experience, the more the merrier. Having more helps define their personalities because of how they interact.

 

^Perfectly said ^^
The more I get, the happier I feel with each doll as a whole, personally

 

I love my dolls...every single jointed one of them...luckily they come in peace, because there enough of them that they could easily take over my apartment by force if they wanted to.

 

Well yes...and no :/

I am always, always biased towards my first pair of dolls. The rest don't get as much attention and newbies are definitely appreciated less than the older residents. So some of them don't get any less love either way, but some do. I guess I'm just terrible that way *laughs* XD.

 

You gotta earn your keep! lol

 

I was just thinking about this earlier... I've owned a fair number of dolls in my time (and sold them again in turn) since I got into this hobby sometime in 2003. Actually, I think most of the time I was cycling through dolls too fast to actually experience what owning a lot of dolls at one time was like. But, now that my doll family has been really constant... I'm feeling overwhelmed. I have tons of wigs, eyes, and clothes to go around, but just not enough free time or attention. They pretty much get ignored the entire work week, and sometimes I'm so busy going out and having a life on the weekends that I just don't have the "I'm bored at home" time that dolls used to fill up during college.

Right now I have 3 large girls, and a fourth on the way, with a 5th 60cm girl head floating around, and it just seems like a lot. Sometimes I feel like I can't even focus on more than one at a time. Not only that, but I also entered for the FDQ Shizu, and that's kind of like a dream doll for me. But, I'm realizing that owning all my "dream dolls" doesn't create my "dream" doll-situation.

Sometimes I really want to just downsize to one or two, but too many of them have sentimental value for me to just let them go... Like, my SD13 Megu isn't my prettiest doll, but she was my first doll, so I can't just "replace" her even with a "dream doll."

Maybe what I'll end up doing is keeping only 1 or 2 bodies, and making them all share so that I can give lots of attention to whoever has the body that month @.@

 

Hrm. You know, I don't think so, I've just had less time on my hands than I did when I had only Mathonwy to coddle.
But that's part of the reason I want just the one Puki- I wanna spoil her with all my attention for her cuteness.

 

I guess I sort of look at then as trophies for all the hard work I've done to earn them. I wouldn't say that having more of them makes me appreciate each doll less, but I certainly do have my favorites. I appreciate having all of them! Some just get more use cause I've found a look for them that really works for me, while others, I'm still working on.

 

I wish I had the self-control to limit myself to a set number but I don't. If I fall in love with a doll I have to have it even if it takes ages to save. I don't think this means I love any of them less - I believe the old saying - love is elastic! Or as someone else said - I can resist anything except temptation.

 

I have many dolls at this moment, but I don't love someone less. Each of them is very special for me.

 

Absolutely not! Everyone of my dolls is so different that I couldn't see any one of them out of the crew. They all fit together like a sort of puzzle, and any one that comes in new is either a perfect new piece of the puzzle or has to go. I love each one of them equally, allthough there are some favorites that stick out a bit, like Cotton (Chiwoo Elf) and Sookie (Volks Souseiseki)

 

I don't think it makes you appreciate them any less just because there's more. Each doll is different, so I guess you appreciate different things about them.

 

Isn't it the same as a mother?
I dont wanna sound creepy, lmfao, but you wouldnt love your children any less, depending on the number you have.

 

Oooo, this thread has been around a while. I still deeply appreciate all my dolls and would love to have more. The more, the merrier.

 

I don't have a single BJD yet, but I have over 10 dolls and I love every one of them just as much as when I first got them. For me, personally, it doesn't make my dolls any less special just because I have more of them.

 

Every time when a new doll arrives, I am still so excited like it is my first doll. I really love ALL my dolls and it has not been less because I now own many dolls.

 

When I still had one or two dolls they were special, because having a doll at all was special. Now that I'm getting close to owning 20 dolls I have to admit that I appreciate them less as individual dolls, but as a whole I appreciate them more. A doll is not that special any more to me, but I do like the interaction of group shots, photo stories and just posing them together.

Most of the time my dolls are boxed up to protect them from the sunlight when I don't play with them. I take one or two out of the closet and doll bags I keep them in and then it feels a bit like owning a small collection. I can fake the feeling of specialness.

 

I will be honest. I feel like when my doll family grew (17 and counting) i stopped doing so much sewing for them. In fact, i rarely sew anymore, and i think i need to get back into it. When i only had two or three dolls, i was CONSTANTLY sewing for them! ::: Bad dollie father. BAD!