Do you care if other people like your doll?

No I don't care what people think, my boyfriend, my parents, and brother are all super supportive. I ask my boyfriend his opinion all the time bc he has to see them just as much as me but he just tells me to do what makes me happy. I'm very thankful they are so supportive but even if they weren't it's my doll, so as long as I find her pretty that's all that mattes


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Nah, if I cared about that I wouldn't have started collecting in the first place I love my dolls and I don't care who likes them or not. They mean something to me and that's what is important

 

I'd like to say I don't care, but on some level I do.
My sister, who shares our flat, really didn't like my last dolly purchase. It's many different factors, but mainly, because he is so big, and we don't have the space anymore (or so she sais).
Well, she decided to give him a chance, and I gave him a face up. Now ther get along ok, and hopefully she will like him, when he is finished.
I don't care what stranges say about my dolls, or rather, what they don't say. But sometimes I feel a little sad, when I put my effort into making a beautyful gallery, and it is ignored for the most part. But then I remember the fun I had creating it, so it's ok again^_^
In the end, I do this for myself.

 

I don't really care that much. Though if my closest doll friends said that a sculpt I was thinking of buying wasn't nice, I'd care a little and think about changing my thoughts on it.
However, if I've bought the doll and they think it's ugly, then tough really!! Any dolls I buy is because I like them

 

I do an I don't. While it's nice to have my dolls appreciated by others, I won't let other peoples' opinions on certain dolls affect whether I buy them or not.

I wasn't always that way, though. My close friend inspired me to start collecting BJDs when he did, and I have always cared way too much about his opinion of me, so I always used to ask him what he thought about the dolls I wanted to purchase. It used to really sway my decisions until Soom released Grit and Syen. I was convinced I hated them because he did, but I kept going back to them, and eventually caved and ordered a Syen on the last day. She's one of my favorites now.

So yeah! Try not to let other people sway your decision. Only you know what's right for you.

 

For the most part no. I'd be lying if I said I didn't care at all if people like my dolls but for the most part I don't care. They're mine and to me they're pretty awesome.

Was I a bit miffed when only one person commented on my gallery post of my awesome rocker girls? Yes, yes I was. Mainly because I've seen worse looking gallery posts that had 10+.

 

Do I care if people like my doll?
Well yea, sorta, who DOESN'T like getting the odd compliment, lol. But would I change my plans based solely on someone else's opinion? No, absolutely not, these are my dolls. I DO take into consideration my boyfriends opinion on my dolls (he makes all sorts of awesome suggestions that turn out well), he also helps me pick which doll to get if I have a character in mind and have a number of sculpts I'm considering. He picked my first doll and she is still perfect for me (despite needing some TLC right now (the company sent me an airbrushed head, its got black marbling in her face!)).
Would I ever get an unpopular sculpt?
If I liked it, yes. I've been leaning towards getting a souldoll paratiisi or spiritdoll jade recently (my bf loves both so he's no help deciding) but I don't see many of them on the forum (idk if people just don't share pictures or if they're actually unpopular XD)

I thought I had posted before but I can't find it XD if I did, this is an update

 

I personnaly don't really care because they are MY dolls and it's MY money. The only really populair sculpt I have must be the souldoll vito lester and you must be a fan of that kind of face. It is always a plus when some one else likes your dolls but you have to like your dolls most of all.

 

I want to say, I don't usually care if strangers like my dolls. But I care a little more if like my GF doesn't since she is in the doll hobby and is an artist. Though, I don't care enough to not buy a sculpt because she or someone close to me doesn't like it. I buy what I like. Bottom line.

 

My answer is much like everyone else, I buy what I like, and I don't care what anyone else thinks! My family and long-term boyfriend are super supportive, so it makes it much easier. Although I can see why you second guessed wanting the sculpt you originally chose because of your family not liking it! I hope you still decided to get the sculpt despite what your family thinks! They'll still love you in the end! Even if the new dolly creeps em' out a little! ^-^

 

I don't care much about the other people even they are members in my family. The problem is that then you show your paln to them, they don't like the doll, but after yoy buy his/her, they would like his/her more than they think and even more than you think. It happened in my place so don't worry about your plan. Just do it!

 

I care to an extent. I think it's my choice which dolls I buy and if people don't like them then too bad for them. On the other hand, if people are going to be so mean and tell you your doll is hideous, ( let's be honest, there's a nice way to say something isn't to our taste's) then they are being super rude and their mama didn't teach them how to be polite.

 

It would be disheartening to hear that someone else (especially someone I knew personally) really hated my doll, or a doll I wanted... But (depending on the level of their disapproval) I think I would reconsider my feelings for that person before reconsidering my personal taste or what I spend my own money on. :/

 

Nope! I sure don't, they are for me.

 

I'll very happy and proud of my dolls, if someone like him/her. But if they don't, then it's their matter It's all my decision to choose which I like and which one I'm going to buy. I bought them all with my long years saving money from part-time work and birthday's gift. So...why should I put other people in first priority of contemplating, if they like my dolls or not?? I don't think, I can make every one like my dolls because they do have their own tastes. But I will be really unhappy, if someone laugh at them and say some ill-mannered words intently to let me hear.

 

No, I don't.
People don't have to like, what I like. So I don't consult with any of my family abot things I do just for myself.
Everytime a new doll comes, my boyfriend comes with "Oh, no! Is that a boy? He looks like a girl! OMG!". He never tires of that.
And my mother is saying something like that: "Your previous doll was nicer, than this one. I liked the previous more!"
And everytime it's the same story. So should I even listen to them?))) Nah, they just grumble)

 

NO!
I collect fantasy dolls - demons, fairies, and even within my family almost none likes them, but I don't care, I buy dolls for me only

 

Interesting topic but overall I'd have to say no: I don't think anyone should care. Dolls in my opinion should be largely a personal experience, or rather the bond that grows is yours alone. For whatever purpose I'd recommend choosing a doll that suits your needs: if you like the sculpt you picked then you should choose it. As others have said before I imagine those people will warm to the doll once your ideas and vision for it reach fruition. If not, it's still yours and if you love it then that's all you need.

 

My initial feelings would be hurt but I get over it because at the end of the day, the doll is for me and no one else.

 

I have always pushed this thread aside because I told myself it had an obvious answer, and that is "No", because just like most people's responses here, the doll is mine and I style it the way I want to. But now I want to vent so badly on this topic

Recently I've been constantly having second thoughts and spurs frustration over my girls, because I'm unsatisfied with how they look. I do my own face ups, I put a lot of time, effort and money into each one, and I even make them new outfits myself sometimes, and that stuffs not easy. Once my latest doll is done, I'm content and happy, until I check Flickr and look at other dolls and I feel like mine's nothing compared to them. I don't want to sound like a complaining baby, or someone who's fishing for compliments, but I really feel this way, and I consider changing their entire look so I can feel they are on the same level of 'perfection' as other dolls, you know?

Its so frustrating >_< My latest face up was one of my best, and I loved it so much.. but now, I'm thinking of removing it and doing it all over again. At this point, I feel like this is a never ending cycle. I work hard knowing I'll be finally satisfied with the final look, but once I'm done, I discover more negative things about my doll and then repeat the cycle again.

You could say I am my own enemy that hates on my own work lol. But compliments really help and make me feel better about them :') If I don't feel like others share the same liking as I do to my dolls, I feel like they're just not good enough.