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

A little. None of my friends share my interests when it comes to many things, including BJDs. There aren't a lot of collectors in the city I'm in (I think there's something like 3-5 people in total), and the ones that are haven't really gotten together for a meet - yet, anyway. Besides, I'm too shy to really make contact with new people, on forums or otherwise. Then again, I haven't been in this hobby for all that long, so we'll see.

 

There have been a lot of people i had really nice conversations with over the internet...but I can really dream about having a IRL friend here in Amsterdam who completely understands my hobby.

 

Not at all. Week ago my bjd girl found a sewing machine's needle which I'd lost. She carefully put it on a table near sewing machine while I was absent. Feel free to not believe me if this doesn't fit in your point of view.

 

One of the hobbies. I do plan to make some clothes for my doll(s).

 

i do feel alone most of the time. in my circle of friends back home, i am the only one who has bjd and all of them have pullips and taeyangs. I do have friends online who i talk to occassionally about bjds

 

I actually do, and a lot. I moved to Canada almost 4 years ago and my friends who likes bjds and have the same interests as I do are all back in Brazil. Because of the move and the new life experience, I left the hobby for a bit and now that I'm back, it does feel lonely. My friends from work actually say the dolls scare them O_o. My boyfriend started to accept them once I bought my first doll in Canada, buy before he was scared too lol. He now supports me on the hobby and always motivates me to learn sewing better and make new stuff for my dolls.
I honestly miss having more people to talk about it, having friends to share the passion with me, but I'm terrible to start conversations or get to know new people. >_<

Gladly, I have to say, I got to mee(online) wonderful people here at DOA, even though I'm not that active posting things. These I do speak once in a while and they are just amazing people that share the love for dolls

 

My dolls keep me company, I don't have many friends and I'm not very talkative, I'm shy and keep to myself, I suppose its because I'm afraid of people. I don't really even go outside only for work. I've thought about looking for bjd meet ups but in my heart I know I couldn't go because of how I might panic or pass out. Maybe one day I will get the courage to step outside and go to a meetup but even then, I will feel out of place, not knowing anyone or even knowing much about my dolls. I would feel to much like an outcast. I have 10 bjd's and I love them all, I take such good care of them and treat them as if they are my family. Maybe one day I will have the strength to go to a meet and show off my lovely dolls. But as long as I have this fear I won't be able to.

 

I got into the Bjd hobby about a year ago and have not met a single friend who likes them yet. At first I told my best friends at work about them and they thought it was weird that I like them so much, then I showed them pictures and they thought they were creepy (this is before I owned one and I was deciding which one would be perfect as my very first Bjd.) After my second girl arrived I invited my friends over to just watch movies and hang out, I wasn't even thinking about my Bjd or what they would say, one of the girls jumped away and said "Oh my god it's so freaky!" the other one said "It's like the eye's are following you everywhere... Can you turn the head away?" Harsh man harsh. I didn't appreciate the comments about my lovely gals at all. My boyfriend liked them and even bought me my first one as a gift but I'm shy to talk to him about Bjd because I can get a bit excited (like sugar high, really happy, chatter box excited... So embarrassing!) I would love to meet some people in person who like Bjd but at this time I'm kinda discouraged to talk about them. I want people to like them and not constantly tell me I'm weird for liking them, or it's a waste of money, or even that my gal's are freaky. That last one really bothers me.

 

I am new to the bjd community, so I haven't made any friends yet, some of my friends had heard of bjd's as they watch anime but none of them owned any. I only had one friend that said he wanted to also buy one, though he hasn't yet lel
So to respond to this thread, yes I do feel alone in this hobby. That being said, I have always known there are other people in this hobby so I hope to meet some actually thats why I joined this forum

 

I feel pretty lonely in the hobby, almost always. in part, this is because I havent been able to connect with the other girls in the area. I have been able to make a few meets, but they are few and far between. Most of us live very far apart. I had a friend in the area who was really open and understanding to my hobby (she was into some uncommon hobbies as well, so it wasnt her cup of tea but she and I could talk without getting judgmental) and even appreciate one another's creativity. She moved away, though. Now, the only ear I have available is my poor husband, who sort of appreciates the hobby (except the cost), and is really supportive of my creations, but has ZERO interest. I feel bad showing him and talking to him like an excited little girl about my ideas, and the different sculpts and blah blah blah while he nods and "mm hmm"s blankly, probably thinking about a hundred other things. I'm pretty desperate to go to the next meet and force myself out of my shell to connect more with the people there so I can feel comfortable contacting them to chat about whatever. The other part of this is that I have no friends except for the guys in my D&D group and as cool as they are, guys and girls just Friendship differently. feelings and stuff is the LAST thing they want to talk about. This forum is really the only place that I feel accepted and listened to. Without it, I might have fallen out of the hobby out of inability to blossom my love for these wonderful little (and not-so-little) dolls.

 

It is pretty lonely as I'm another small town person and my friends that got me into the hobby moved up north for college so I dont get to talk to them much. I have another friend who's still in high school who I introduced to the hobby just got a tiny zuzudelf recently but I don't see her much as she's not much of a social person and well, neither am I really.

I would love love to go to meetups but there seems to be a great lack of people from arizona on this forum or at least a lack of people interested in doing a meetup

 

Luckily, I have a friend at work who is just as in to BJDs as I am. However, I don't dare tell my family about it, and if it were not for her I would feel very alone indeed.

 

I have one friend who is really into BJD and she's the one who got me into the hobby, so I can relate to her. And another friend I don't talk to/see much is interested (I just found out) but I'm not sure how much. But other than that I can relate. I've only been to one meet and that was technically without a doll of my own. And I'm moving in a few months so I'm not sure about how relatable I can be with people there about BJD's. :/

 

Im glad here in philippines there are many bjd lovers

 

Sometimes??? Most of my friends would probably think they're creepy, and I know only two of them even find it interesting... I'm from a city, but it's very conservative and almost kinda bland, so I haven't found anyone else that's into bjds. And I'm new to the online bjd world, so I don't have any online friends yet, hahah

 

It's not something I worry over. I'm used to being the "only one I know" into a hobby I'm into. Very few of my mates were into my charm collecting and they were horrified when they would learn how much money I spent on charms. It's something I'm ok with. Now that I have my first BJD I post stuff on Facebook regularly about what she's up to and take her with me wherever I go. My mates just accept it. Some have said they think it's creepy. My fiance thinks she is adorable and is quite protective of her. I wonder what he'll say when I tell him I'm saving for a BIG doll next? I think it's fine to feel lonely about a hobby. My hobbies are what I lose myself in when I want "alone/me" time. They calm me and reinvigorate me. Knowing that there are others out there who are into the same things I am, online in Forums like this one makes me feel not so lonely

 

When I first learned about BJDS and decided to become part of it I did feel a little lonely as I didn't know anyone who was in the hobby. Luckily most of my good friends are pretty supportive of it and don't have issues with it (two of my friends find them creepy simply because they're dolls but they aren't mean about and I was joke with them about it) but I was really lacking friends in the hobby. Luckily i found people in my city through the NM bid group on FB as my hometown didn't have one. We've been pretty good about meeting once a month since and it's definitely made the hobby much more enjoyable.

 

As a new person in this hobby (and forum) I do. Living in Arizona, I don't really know anyone personally who is into BDJ's. Joining this form so far, has helped a bit. But being new, I still feel like I'm on the outside looking in, if that makes sense...

 

I would say I feel lonely, but I generally feel intimidated to reach out to other people since I'm a really timid and awkward person ._.

 

I was really lucky in that three of my friends got into BJDs around the same time I did, so I had both guidance and friends. But to those who feel lovely, I'd always give a helping hand.