Do you care if other people like your doll?

I don't have one yet but I don't think i'd care what other people think, it's my doll and it's something I enjoy

 

I don't really care if others in the hobby like my taste in dolls. We all have our own taste and hopefully we all understand that the ugliest doll in one person's eyes might be the grail of another's.
I do kind of care about the opinions of my husband and my mother since they both help me pick which dolly I get next. I usually have a list of dolls that I like well prepared for them to choose from if I can't decide on a doll myself and I generally give up completely on a dolly or two if they hate it. They really wouldn't care if I got a doll they didn't like but they usually make me realize that certain dolls just aren't up to snuff sometimes.

 

I kind of care, but not so much to the point that it would stop me from getting a specific doll.

 

it pleases me to no end when they do... but other than hoping they like them it doesn't matter... what matters is 'do I like them' ... I have a doll friend that revel in twisting ppl minds with her dolls... she loves the "wtf is that?" reactions some of her more 'odd' dolls get lol. She has (for example) a Doll Chateau Ada (think thats right... tour legged mini one)... Took me a while to warm up to her too lol.

I usually bring out my Enyu (loong soul baby white tiger) first as an introduction... he wins most ppl over unless they don't like dolls period.

 

I mind less when others have different tastes and more when they feel the need to insult. While a person's opinion shall never affect mine when it comes to choosing aesthetic, it can prove a mild irritant on an otherwise blissful day. Pointless 'salt' in the hobby, if you will.

...Then again, I'm the one with a four-eyed, stomach-mouthed necromancer living in my basement. He's my problem now. Maybe they had a point?

 

I mean, most people think they are really neat. I've showed them in my phone photos to co workers and I just say that I customize them, and they think that is really cool. I'll show them the blank photos and the ones after I've done the faceup. I work in a large hospital OR with regular contact with a large department of over a hundred people. Lots of us have hobbies and do artwork in our off time. I don't call them bjds to people that know nothing about doll collecting. So, they just think it's a doll collecting thing, which it actually is. I leave out the part about how they have names, and stories and that I sometimes talk to them at home....... that I feel attachment to them similar to my pets..... and I'm glad they will never die........ unlike me......

I've taken a doll with me to shops like the liquor store, the hardware store, the grocery and craft store. I'm sure some people think it's funny, but I figure life is short, why not? I've had lots of compliments and questions from strangers, and that's really fun for me.
It's always nice when someone says something nice about my dolls. I put lots of money and time into them, so it feels good that someone else appreciates seeing them.

I also go to meetups and we admire each others' dolls, so it's fun to compliment my friends' dolls and the work they put into them. Sharing is a part that I didn't know about when I decided to be an owner....

 

Nope, since everyone has different styles/opinions. As long as you're happy with your doll yourself, then everything is fine ^_^

 

To a degree, I do, but it depends on who it is. If it's my boyfriend, he won't stop me from getting a doll I love the look of, of course, but I'll certainly look into other sculpts. Apart from that I don't care what other people think of the sculpts I like: after all, it's not their doll.

 

I like to hear about what other people think of my dolls, but if we are talking about negative comments I don't usually pay any attention to them.
The only two opinions I really count on, besides mine, are my fiance's and my sister's. I always listen to them just because they know me and I trust their point of view, although the final decision is always mine.

 

Perhaps it's selfish, but my dolls are only for me...they're not for pleasing other people. I have gotten more positive comments over the past 9 years than negative ones, and the people who had rude or strange things to say were often hiding a weird hobby of their own. Yes it can hurt when a loved one doesn't approve, but remember that it's impossible to please everyone 100% of the time. It's important that people are happy and if someone can't understand that, well then that is their problem.

 

It would be nice if people liked my dolls, but I actually expect them not to really like them. My dolls are pretty bland and my favorite is very old, and yellow, and out of style... As long as people are nice and don't call them ugly I don't mind if they're unliked!

 

I don’t care about what people think about me in general and I care even less about what they think about my dolls. I mean, if I was to listen to everybody I wouldn’t do anything in the end. I would always find someone to dislike what I’m doing or find my dolls “ugly”. So, I really don’t care. That hobby is totally personal to me. It is like part of me. I have that totally selfish way of thinking about those matters. They are my dolls, paid with my money so I do what I want with them. Then, if some people like them, it’s really fine. I can share a lot with people interested by the same things as me. But if someone thinks my dolls are ugly, well, that’s sad but won’t make me change my mind about what I personally like. I had personal experience about those kind of negative comment and so what ? That will never make me change my personal feelings and that is the important thing in my opinion. As long as - I - am happy with my dolls, everything is okay in a perfect world ^^

That works for “unpopular” sculpts too. I don’t chose my dolls because they are popular or not, I chose them because I like them and I can have many different reasons to like a sculpt or another. I do have “popular” sculpts and I do have “unpopular” and “cheaper” sculpts, that is just not a matter to me.

 

It gets tiring that I can't share my dolls with my friends because they think they're creepy, but I don't care if someone doesn't like my doll.

 

Of course, it hurts when someone outright says that don't like one of my dolls, but my dolls are for me. I don't create them to please others. My art aesthetic can already be a bit off-putting for some people, and that carries over into my dolls.

I came into this hobby alone (still am), and I didn't reached out to the community or interact with anyone in it, really. I got accustomed to letting my imagination take me where it wanted, and making a doll that wholeheartedly represents my aesthetic. As long as I'm happy with the doll, anyone can say they dislike it, but it's not going to impact how I feel about it. I'm glad I did that because I've started to realize a lot of people are in this hobby for the wrong reasons. Too many people do it to be popular and to be a people pleaser. I also feel like some people try way too hard to be overly "unique". Of course a lot of people are genuine, but a whole lotta people aren't, too. I'm just thankful I took that path that I did in this hobby. Maybe one day I'll find people in this hobby to hang with!

 

I dont care if people like my doll or not, just for the simple fact they dont have to look at it and i do and i like it so thats all that matter.

 

My friends don't like my Pipos anthro-dolls, but the more 'human' they look the (slightly) less weird they find them--they hate Scott, my Ringo, but they don't mind the Derek sculpt because he looks more human. They aren't so keen on the 70cm human dolls either, but they put up with me rambling on and do offer occasional advice... But the only person I buy them for is me, so really whether they like them or not is completely irrelevant to me.

My mother is long-suffering, however, and she does view them with a kind of amusement. Although she did look at my newest doll, Milos, and say he's nice "but he looks like the cat when she's just about to headbutt you..." so... maybe I need to sort out his faceup sooner rather than later, just for a peaceful home life...

 

it's nice if we can all like all dolls... but lets get real... I adore Iplehouse dolls.... but there are some I can't even wrap my head around... the leave me going 'just WHAT exactly IS that supposed to be? We have a local club member that has more than a few of these LOL... They just leave me 'confused' feeling when I see them lol. The owner gets a kick out of that reaction... she just love them... the more unusual the better... I'll stick to what I understand. The only thing I can\t tolerate is arachnid types... I'm actually phobic of spiders (as in needed therapy phobic)... do NOT let me see them even in doll form... bad idea lol

 

Actually no.

Either like or dislike, I don't care as long I like it.

 

Some of my friends found my dolls creepy when i posted them on facebook. Some people actually do have a fear of dolls and find them creepy so I don't think I would totally dismiss those feelings. My parents don't know about it yet but I feel if you spent your hard earned money on them yourselves you don't owe an explanation or approval from anyone. You just enjoy what you want to!
Besides, my grandmother has a glass case full of really pretty dolls and antiques that have been in her house for several years.

If anyone mentions my dolls I have a comeback on standby!

 

I wouldn't care what anyone, in the hobby or not, would think of my doll choices. My money, my doll, and only my opinion that matters.