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

When I first started out I'd say yes, at least that was for me. But now after years and years of buying and selling I will say no.

I now have around the 20 dolls, and I adore them all, some for different reasons, and yes I do have my "I love him more" moments, but once this feeling has faded to normal I adore them all the same again ^_^

Sabriell

 

Wow...20 is a lot..
Well I've only hav two dolls, and I really think that is enough for me.
I dont hav time to take care of them if I hav many dolls, and I want all my dolls been loved equally and nicely.
But I think it really varys with people...?
For me.. I dont think hav too many doll is lot's of fun..

 

I have three now, I do not want more at the moment, the characters are all good and while they do need some tweaking, they fit well together. There aren't any dolls on the market I desperately want right now, so I'd say, for me, three is enough. more would only make things a lot more complicated I think.

 

I hav big family! Just sit & watch them makes me very happy!

 

no, never, I love all of them as I already have 12, such a middle family~~

 

Someone earlier said, "Love is unlimited, but time isn't". I've found that to be very, very true .. the more dolls I acquire, the less time I have for each of them individually. And that causes me to spend more time with my "favourite", rather than the ones I feel less for.

It's actually making me consider selling the ones I spend less time with, because a) I feel guilty and sad for them, and b) I want more time for the ones I DO spend time with. If I did, it would bring my family down to six, from eight, which is still a -lot-, but .. I just don't know. It's a tough decision.

I wish I could narrow it down more and more, but I have a "family" of three, the father's friend, and then two dolls that have nothing to do with those four but I could just not let them go.

At least, I think I couldn't. There were other dolls I had that I thought that about, and then I sold them and felt fine about it.

.:. Dolls are a very complicated thing!

 

numbers are so different for people though a large family owner would think of 8 dolls as a really small group. Where as someone with 2 might think of eight dolls as a large family. It also depends on size of the dolls! 8 tinies are = to 1 sd in my book I feel the heart always opens to make room for another but certainly some get less or no attention and that certainly leads to reflection.

 

When I get a new doll I'm very much, "Aw, you're my favourite!!" but as time wears on I pick new favourites depending on which dolls I 'hang out' with the most I've had the flu for the past week, so for the first few days my SDC Kurt was my favourite, then my Dollfie Dream was my favourite, and now I'm feeling a bit better, my SDC Kurenai is my favourite :p

I don't think you appreciate dolls less, I just think it's more flexible when you have more than one doll.

 

For me the answer would be yes, that's why I limit my dolls to just a few. Whenever I want to buy a new doll, I sell one that I no longer want to keep. I can also be very picky, if I purchase a doll and find I don't like it when it arrives I sell it straight away, which makes my doll collection rather dynamic and interesting!

 

My resin family is big and (because I am insane) is still growing.

I blame that on "evil" doll companies who are always making wallet cry LOL

But seriously - I do not think I love them any less. They each serve their Purpose and each has their own personality, thus I love them equally.

They take turns to come out of their boxes and then they go back to rest.

 

Actually, having more BJDs made me realize that my first 2 boys ( DoC Zen and CP Chiwoo) are more and will ever be more special than the new ones. I love my kyoshi and Dantès to death whereas I don't feel the same strong feeling for the other ones.

I think that having more dolls makes me appreciate less the new ones.

Wow! @_@ I'd never be able to have that many BJDs because it's difficult to me to form a bond with any kind of doll...I have to take my time and space but good for you!

 

Oh I hope not! I want to be able to love all my dolls. I wouldn't know how I would feel about neglecting any of my dolls >.<

As long as the character is done and finished then I'm all good... but unfortunately I've got dolls that aren't 'finished' yet O.O my one girl with no clothes! grr! I need some clothes for her... until then she sits in her box so I suppose that she is a bit 'neglected' but as she is not 'complete' I dont' really mind.

 

Not for me since each doll has a sentinmental attachment for me. The dolls that I know I am not attached too quickly move on but I spend time or try to equally with all my dolls.

 

I only have one doll at the moment. And I lurv her like WHOA! But there are A LOT of other dolls I would love to get as well! I really don't have a limit to how many dolls I'd like to get. If you look at my wishlist, you'll see why. Lol. But I don't think that getting so many, and have a lot will make any of them less special. As I will have a purpose and story for them all. Making them all very special!

But I can't say that once I buy a doll. I will have trouble making a story for them. In therefore might leave them behind. And in such chase I might feel the need to sell the doll, or give it away to someone whom will appreciate it the way I should've. But even if that were the case. I don't think it meant I didn't love the doll. Or think it were special. As I wouldn't want to leave it collecting dust. And would much rather it go to someone who would love it. And I think, that just means I loved it just as much..

So yeah! That my views on it. Lol. 8D

 

I notice I appreciate my dolls more when they are complete. When they have everything just right, the outfit/hair/eyes/face up. When I get a new doll it really just stays in it's box until I have all the pieces to complete it. I really don't have a limit for myself but I used to have more dolls than I do, but I tried keeping the dolls that are my most favorite, so I have less now.

 

I completely understand that!! It's horribly conflicting
There's a LE doll I would love, so the thought crossed over me...
perhaps I could sell my Lati flower Lea. I haven't "bonded" with
her, and while I do think dolls should be appreciated (not left in boxes!)
I'm also not the person that thinks a doll is "neglected" and feels sad.
Buuut as I said it aloud I started having little distress pangs

Yes, I probably would "appreciate" the cost of my dolls and what
it took for me to get them if I had fewer. There, I said it.
But, I take very good care of them, so I show my appreciation
for them in that respect
Perhaps a better word would have been Love. Do you love your
dolls less when you have more of them?
To which I would still reply, yes.

 

I have four dolls, right now and I think the neglect card is definitely in play. xD

Three of them are MSD sized, and the fourth is a BBB tiny. I generally don't use her that much because she's very hard to pose and to take good pictures of. x___X;
I've considered replacing her with a Puki just so she can have some more pose-ability and purpose, but meh.
No funds. xP

Anyway, aside from my tiny, I always have a slight feeling of neglect when I buy a new doll. I'll take more pictures of the newer ones than I will the older ones, yadda yadda. xD
But I feel like it all balances out after a while. :3
It's more or less just a matter of getting used to the new additions, n'est pas?

 

For me, this very issue caused a huge dilema. I've had as many as 10, but was decidedly unhappy with my collection. I just couldn't figure out at the time where I had gone wrong since they were such gorgeous dolls and were all sculpts I really liked!(mostly SDs.) I had made each one unique, done the faceups myself, made them clothes. But the truth was, at that time, I was just overwhelmed and couldn't see the forest for the trees. So I wound up selling them all over time to start over with a fresh palate. That's when I realized that not only did I prefer to have just a few that I can shower with affection and fuss over, but that the SDs were simply too big for me. Currently, my dolls (both already here and on the way) are at 4. The largest is a slim mini, the others are in the various tiny ranges, and I love each and every one (even the ones on their way!) I'm truly thrilled with my collection now. I downsized (both numbers and size) to a happy ending!

 

My dolls are like my other characters (except they're in physical form and expensive, lol). I have probably around 100 characters (disregarding the characters that are my dolls) that I frequently use/draw/write about/etc.
I don't think the problem for me would be if I could pay attention to the dolls, but rather how much space I have.