Do you care if other people like your doll?

I buy dolls because I enjoy the way they look, what other people think has no influence.

 

I care a little bit. Since so much of the dolls are put together by me and I've made all the choices about the look and usually made the clothes and the face up myself I usually get very happy when people like them. But if they don't, that is ok too. Not everyone likes the same things and as long as I'm happy with my dolls I don't mind if someone else isn't.
As long as they are not being mean about it.

So far I don't think that has happened about the dolls, but when it does about other things I usually just tell them that they are not being nice and suggest that they get something better to do with their time.

 

On the surface I generally don't care what people think about my dolls. If they're what makes me, personally, makes me happy, who gives a rats patootie what anyone else thinks! Though I still get hurt inside if someone comes right out and insults them. Like they are insulting me. I wouldn't let a persons opinion drive me away from a sculpt though!

 

I definitely care whether people like my dolls or not, though I don't let that influence which sculpts I get or how I dress them. I think it comes down to the fact that our dolls are so personal to us because we put so much of ourselves into them, whether we customize them ourselves or not.

 

No, I don't. However, since I have my doll to make stuff to and photograph, it would be a real bummer if people didn't like my doll at all and refused looking at the photos of him. Sort of takes the purpose out of it x)

 

I am a people pleaser. I strive to be liked, but the more I try, the less people like me. The more I try to be what people want me to be, or do what they want me to do, the more unhappy I am. It hurts when I find out people dont like my dolls, because they are special and personal. As long as I stay honest with myself, I can continue to make myself happy, while denying my happiness or fitting into someone elses ideas only hurts me more.

 

I don't care enough what others think to let it affect my decision about getting a doll or my opinion on them at all. But I do admit it can be a little upsetting if someone close to me doesn't like them. If they do like my dolls it just makes me feel even more happy about them & very proud! But nevertheless I still love all of them even if no one else does.

 

I do and I don't. My dolls are mine, so I like them. I don't have any doll as fullset, cause I like to do thing myself and I want them to look like they are mine.

Of course this may sometimes lead to that some people don't like my taste. Sure it don't feel nice if someone just laughs or don't say politely that my dolls are not exactly to his/her taste. But whatever other people says, I'm not going to change look of my doll or model just 'cause of them. ^^

 

I do this hobby (and all of my other hobbies) for me. I mean, it's nice if other people like my dolls, and it's fun getting compliments on them or talking about them with people who like them, but it's not a requirement. I'm spending my own money for this so at the end of the day, I really don't care what other people think of my dolls.

 

My first BJD was a BBB Lian. Before I bought her I did a bunch of looking around to see what other people were doing with her. She's not a super popular sculpt. Maybe it's because she's so huge or maybe it's because she doesn't have a typical gorgeous BJD face or maybe it's because of the supposed BBB "hate" I keep hearing about. But I got her anyway because she really stood out to me and I like her.

Now... my 2nd BJD, my Minifee Chloe, I got because I've admired FL for awhile now and I really wanted an easy to dress doll and a very small part of me wanted a doll that so many other people loved... I kind of wanted to be part of the Minifee "club" even though I'm not even all that social about it haha.

It would be nice if other people liked my dolls but it doesn't really matter.

 

No. I am really the only person that sees them! I do share with friends from time to time but even then it's mostly, "Look at this thing, I'm so excited about it!" and not a reach for approval. Of course it's nice if my other friends in the hobby like my dolls too but even if they don't, it doesn't bother me. I bought the dolls for me to enjoy on my own terms.

 

The most important thing for me with my dolls is that they meet my expectations and vision of the characters I'm picking them for. As for what other people think, I imagine it would be a fairly mixed bag as I intend to have a variety of different looks and styles, as each character will be an individual, and each individual will have several different, even radically so, looks.

 

I don't care if people dislike them, but I do care that people like that in the sense that if someone says "I love your doll!" and means it, I'm flattered and try to put that doll in the spotlight more often so that they get to enjoy him more. Some people might see this as popularity-mongering, but it's just me trying to be courteous. There are some dolls I wish were shared more often, and if someone os in my position, wanting to see more of a doll that I have because they like the doll, then I care enough to try and show them more.

 

Although it's easy to say you don't care, I think if you love your doll you do. Especially if we put a lot of effort into the "making" of the doll. Like if you did your own face up or hair.
I'm sure I would be very upset if someone told me they didn't like my doll. I have been hesitant to post pics of my one and only doll because I did her face up made her outfits, etc and I think it would hurt my feelings to be criticized!
Also, I would never say negative things about some one else's doll. If I don't like something, I ignore that and only focus on the things I DO like about someone's doll.
They are like our children is some respect, right?

 

Do I care? Nope, can't say I do. Of course I'm happy when other people like my dolls and tell me they look cool. But if they don't like them, that's fine, too. They're MY dolls which means I'M the one who's gotta like them, which I do.

 

I'm not worried about what other people think about my dolls, I get them for me and that's most important . People think I'm weird anyway for collecting, none of my family or friends are really that interested.

 

It has mattered to me, recently I had one of my dolls repainted because no one seemed to like her, and now I miss her old face This taught me a lesson to just love the dolls I love and not to worry what others think of her… Now, it does not matter to me… lesson learned…

 

That's a sad way to learn the lesson mydaffer I learned the lesson a different way a long time ago when I chose education based on what my family thought I should do. Never since have I done stuff the way other people think I should, I do what I feel is best for me (as long as it's legal ).

 

Not to sound snippy, but IMO, if I were the one buying the doll, and I loved it no matter what, it was the perfect doll for me, and someone said they didn't really care for it, i'd be a little disappointed but i'd move on pretty quickly, i'd still get it, because you're buying it, it makes you happy, whatever floats your goat, right? good luck!

 

Personally, I don't care if people don't like my dolls. I get "they're so creepy! Why?" so often that it rolls off me now.
Though there is one off-topic doll I have that I don't share anywhere as she got the most negative comments, and I just don't want to hear them any more.