Do you feel alone in the hobby? (even with the forum)

Sometimes, yes. I'm nervous about starting conversations. So I tend to just lurk around and make snarky commentary. >>;
Once I get talking, I'm fine. I just get anxious. Because omg. Imma do the dumb. Dun wanna do the dumb. So doing the dumb spazzflaaaillllll!!

 

I feel very fortunate to have a few fb friends who enjoy this hobby as much as me. I met them at a bjd panel at a convention and they have been the best! But locally, I feel pretty alone.

 

I feel very alone as no one (Family, friends) share my love for this hobby or any kind of doll for that matter. It's not something I would bring up with them, I just know they wouldn't get it. Which is why I am so happy I have found this forum!

 

I'm lucky that both of my sisters share my hobby, but I moved to Germany last year and it has been really hard meeting people. I dont know anyone in the area and while there are facebook pages for our bases its really hard to just ask if anyone is interested in bjds without some of the backlash some of the women in our spouses group are known for. so having a forum like this is a really nice way of sharing the hobby

 

Yes, as a newbie, I do feel alone. I hesitate sometimes to ask questions because I'm never sure how positive the responses will be. So I do lurk, trying to learn as much as I can. I will say that I feel honored to be a part of this forum because there is so much knowledge here and I have had a few members go the extra mile in helping/advising me. No one in my family understands my doll collecting, but my husband is very encouraging because he knows it makes me happy. Good man.....

 

Yes, I've found its hard to meet people in this hobby where I live. Everyone I have told about it don't really understand it, so i'm happy that we have the internet

 

I don't feel too lonely, but then, I haven't been involved in this hobby for very long so maybe it just hasn't really set in yet. I do wish I has more people to discuss it with though. No one around me knows that I started collecting.

 

I do feel a little bit alone in my hobby because I don't have any friends that even know about it, but my mom enjoys them too so it's ok ^^ With the forum I feel a bit more connected in the hobby, although I haven't really talked to anyone on this forum yet ^^;

 

I do feel bit lonely in this hobby, especially since I'm extremely shy and have hard time talking with people even on forums.

 

I feel isolated sometimes because I don't have my bjd yet. I have non bjd dolls I am saving for my first bjd. I feel like I can't post in most forums because I don't really have much to contribute to the conversation. I want to hold one in person and be able to smell the resin. No one in my life understands I want to meet someone I can talk with and sew with. I'd love to just have someone to email or skype with.

 

I feel kind of alone in the hobby, to be honest. I mean my sister is in the hobby, too. We rarely go to meet ups as well; we either can't go or miss them entirely ^^; I would like to meet other people in my area who are around my age and into the hobby as well. It'd be nice to have a few friends that you know.

 

haha I always bother my poor roommate with my doll stuff its awful... my poor girl haha but thankfully I've gotten her into the hobby too! so when her dolls arrives she'll be just as bad as I am mwahahaha!

 

Yes, I feel kind of isolated but i'm quite ok with it. I live in very big city with big BJD community, I know some BJD owners living near me, but I never will go to meetings and try to make friends there. Almost everyone in hobby is very talented - either in faceups, or in sewing/knitting, or in making some gorgeous doll stuff. I seem to have both left hands - I draw awfully, hate sewing, maximum I can do is restring a doll and make an ugly sock sweater

 

I feel lonely in the hobby because of the fact that I have no friends that know what BJDs are. Like, they will look at my boy and laugh, and it kinda hurts my feelings. Some people are so judgmental about things that they know nothing about, and I just don't get it. Why make fun of someone just because they have different interests than you do? I haven't told my parents about my new doll because I don't want them to laugh at me, or think I'm a child. My fiancee thinks it's kinda silly for me to want to collect dolls...I don't know, I kinda feel all alone in this. Plus I hardly post on here because I'm really nervous and I don't want to say or do something wrong. I just sit in my room and research BJDs all by myself, and I take pictures of my doll. It's fun for me, so I don't mind what people think of me, or him. ^^

 

I never felt alone. I have friends who are also interested in dolls, I have other friends who understand me. Even my parents support me, though they think that this hobby is too expensive

 

I don't feel alone in this hobby, personally. I don't know anyone irl that is into BJDs but I find that through DoA, Flickr, Youtube, etc, I see just how many people love the hobby and there is always someone to chat with about it. I guess for me, as long as there are people to talk too, even just on the internet, I feel the acceptance and friendliness of people in the hobby. It helps that I can openly chat about them with my family as well.

 

I liked BJDs way before I got one.
I just thought that no one would accept it and just think it would be weird.
But then ... I went with one of my best friends to my first (and up to now only) anime convention in Aug. 2013.
We got by the stand of Think Pink and I was almost drooling!
This was the first time I saw BJDs in real life!
THEN my friend said: wait .. .you like BJDs too?!?

That's how it started
A month later, I got my Resinsoul Mei (Chloë) and in that december she got her Doll Chateau Christina and Hilary .

Our friendship has grown so much since we got our dolls and we do loads of things together.
She's my dolls' aunt and I dare say... currently my dearest friend.

 

I don't feel lonely, since it was a close friend who introduced me to the hobby in the first place. Another of our mutual friends is also a doll person and we tend to at least talk about dolls for a bit when we're together. Even when there's other mutual friends around. And sometimes one asks 'what are they talking about' and another goes 'dolls' and then there's some eyerolling or lifted eyebrows. But I think all our friends know about the dolls, so they're used to it. They just find it odd conversation when we talk about switching eyes or doing face-ups.

 

I live alone, work nearly 2/4, speak to one person in Skype (well two now) n my dolls are my creative outlet, so it a lonesome lifestyle, but i'm not lonely, i grow up alone, so it a given, i don't practically feel sadden by it (wonder if that a good thing). I do wish i have the time to go to meet up, or even the cons, but with my job it pretty darn near impossible >.>

 

The most active BJD "group" in my area usually meets an hour or more north of where I live. It's a bit of a drive, but I try to make it out there as often as I can. Unfortunately, the distance means I don't get to have much to do with those people outside of the occasional meet, and I haven't gotten to know any of them very well... I still feel kind of awkward at meets, like I'm still the new girl that no one really knows, but I'm hoping that will change with time. I do get a bit lonely sometimes, but I refuse to let it get to me~!