Do you care if other people like your doll?

I do get slightly offended if others don't like my dolls, but after realizing that most people think dolls are creepy (my sister included) I have learned not to care much. I pick my dolls very carefully, so in the end the only one whose opinion matters, is me ;3. Its nice to receive compliments though lol.

 

I think it's great if other people like my dolls but I also respect those who don't as long as they are polite about it.
At the end of the day as long as I love them, that's the main thing.

 

i personally don't care if people don't like my doll. my mom doesn't know about her yet, but if she did, she'd definitely not like her. good thing i don't live at home ;P

 

That's funny, because my friend hates Dollmore and is very open about it. She just thinks that all of their dolls are flat out ugly. At first I didn't like many of the sculpts myself, but I found one that I am completely in love with! And when I told her, she was just disgusted. It was obvious that she didn't want to make me feel bad, so she said "I wouldn't get it for myself, but if you want her.."
It wasn't until later when I showed her images that she did a complete turn around. "I want her toooo~" she sang to me! I found it quite entertaining.
I'd understand not liking a company for terrible service, but you never know if a beautiful sculpt will catch your eye. No one should rule out a company completely in my opinion.

 

Well, sometimes my best friend and i disagree on sculps. she thinks some of the ones i want have ugly face while i think some of the one she wants look like cheap blow up dolls. We just have differing opinions like everyone else in the world. :3

But one of my good friends has a boyfriend who is alwaaaaays critizing dolls. She doesnt have one yet but she really wants one and i just ordered my first one, he spent all day 'reminding' me how stupid i am for buying an expensive "faggoty" doll. After having wanted that sculpt for years now, i just got fed up with him and kicked him in the shin XD really hard.

(Highschool is a battlefield)

While trying to get sympathy from his girlfriend, (my friend) she was sure to mention that if she had the doll she wouldnt need him around XD

Anyway it may have strayed off topic a bit, but was a funny story i felt like relaying.

 

Nope. Your doll should make you happy, and that's it. If you are happy with your doll/a doll you are planning to get, then that is all that should matter. If other people do not like your choice, then they should go and get their own doll that is suited more to their tastes. >>

 

I definitely want people to like my dolls, but if they don't it doesn't dim my love for them. That's just how I am.

 

Like most people I don't really care if people like my dolls. They belong to me, not other people. But I am flattered when other people say something nice about them and I can laugh if they say something funny. But I tend to ignore people who have nothing nice to say about the doll itself^^

 

I get offended to an extent because I try hard to make my dolls pretty, but then I realize that not everyone sees beauty as I do and their my dolls, so as long as their beautiful in my eyes, I'm happy. c:

 

You should get the one that's calling your name

It makes me sad that my parents can't seem to understand why I love dolls so much, but they're slowly getting used to the idea. "The boys are too feminine" is what I get a lot. Well, that's what I like, so that's what I get. It's for me, anyways. You're not going to please everyone all the time, but I think it will grow on them.

 

It's always a great feeling when people like you dolls and compliment them, especially if you've modded them yourself or done their faceups

But really, nope, don't care all that much if people don't like them because they are precious to me and that's why I have them But at least any reactions I've gotten about them from others have been positive so if they don't like them they've been respectful enough to not say so! lol
Except, my mom teases my newest boy because he's a blank sculpt... she finds the lack of faceup 'creepy' and my dad calls him 'Powder' like from that movie. Haha, it makes me laugh though because I know they're not trying to be mean

 

Once mum said that she thought the YOSD I was thinking of buying was creepy, but I bought it anyway, and when she met her she said she was the most adorable thing ever, and often says that she's her fav out of all my dolls. I think she was just saying she was creepy in the first place cos she wanted to deter me from spending money. LOL, so silly...

 

I believe that the sculpt of a doll is very personal. I don't care if other people like my dolls or not, because I do!

 

Apologies for the Wall-O-Text!

I think it helps if others around me don't hate my dolls. I care a little if my mum doesn't like them, (she's the only family member who's interested in them) I respect her opinion as she's had many years as a dollmaker (porcelain) and seamstress; at the same time, I'm not buying the doll for her, but for me. A couple of times I've been looking at dolls (to buy) and she's said "I don't like that one, it looks mean and creepy" (or words to that effect) and it has put me off ordering it, and I think I am less likely to buy a doll if my family have said they're not fond of it. None of my family complain about any of the dolls I currently own, and they see how much I enjoy the hobby. I'm happy, their happy
As far as internet-people/friends ect. I don't mind if they have a negative opinion on my dolls, as long as they're not rude about it. Everyone is going to have their own taste in BJDs, and their own idea about what is cute or beautiful. The good thing is, there is enough variance in size and style nowadays that there is pretty much a doll for everyone!
I own a couple of very popular sculpts, and some not so popular ones. Popularity has very little to do with it. If I really really like the doll, then I'm going to get it.

My boyfriend has bought a couple of dolls that didn't really appeal to me; but they suited his characters. Now he's got them, I can appreciate them in person and I actually like them (company photos do them no justice!) xD

 

People constantly get on me about my dolls because I'm in the military. Don't worry about what others think. You may regret your decision later.

 

I care a little about what my family thinks of them, particularly my parents because my dolls stay at their house out in the open. I wouldn't want to put a doll out there that they didn't like or in clothing that doesn't reflect their sensibilities. Even so, if I like it enough to want the doll then I'll still get it. If it's something they wouldn't like to see then I'd either put it up in the room where I'm staying or leave it in the box when I'm not playing with it. I'm a guest in their house so I try to act accordingly.

 

In the end it doesn't matter to me what others think so long as I enjoy the doll. But I do ask my boyfriend for his opinion all the time. Especially when comparing sculpts. Mom isn't as involved since I have a hard time bringing the subject up. I know it's my money and I can use it as I see fit, but I also don't want her to absolutely hate the poor things either... But ultimately the decision is mine to make regardless of how others feel.

 

I love all of my dolls and so far, just about everyone in or out of the hobby does too. Really, I don't think I'd care if someone didn't like the boys, but I do love getting compliments on them.

 

Not really. I mean it's nice when they do and I'm especially happy if my mom likes them... but they're my dolls so it's more about me liking them. I've had a few dolls I've liked that everyone else found creepy, and then I've gotten a few dolls that I just didn't end up liking that everyone adored. -shrug-