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Do you hide your hobby from certain people?

Jun 9, 2014

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    1. Not actively hide, but I don't talk about it with people who aren't my absolute closest friends at this point. I feel really silly about it, but I'm a transgender man and I get afraid that people will tell me I'm actually a woman if they know I like dolls.
       
      #601 CoffeeStainedDress, May 27, 2019
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    2. i tend to hide most my hobbies like i collect anime figure,cosplay and of course bjd but i dont really share it with what my friends call "normies" i know kinda stupid, but in my experience people who arent into collecting/nerd culture esc things dont tend to be as kind about things as compared to someone who has a collecting hobby with high value items
       
      #602 mimi_hime, May 27, 2019
    3. I don't hide it from people but I definitely don't show everyone. I find it is an acquired taste so I tend to ask lots of questions to see if its something that interests them. The only rude comments I've received are that its 'creepy' or childish.
       
      #603 KewpieHunni, May 28, 2019
    4. i'm in the same boat as you, also a trans man and always worried about dealing with the dang gender expectations involved with dolls :-/

      although it doesn't help that i'm also in my mid twenties and my interest in dolls always seems to come hand in hand with folks assuming its a sexual thing or something skeevy cause i'm a grown man collecting dolls

      i don't generally talk about them with my irl friends anymore just cause of mixed responses that left me feeling upset, easier to just avoid the topic altogether than to deal with the poking fun at my expense lol, but in online spaces i'm a lot more open about being into BJDs and most of my online friends are either into them or at least appreciate them
       
      #604 EmilytheEll, Jun 16, 2019
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    5. I do not hide it but I am not telling everyone.
      Sometimes when someone ask how much I had spent for a doll or clothes I did not tell the truth...
       
      #605 Lawreth, Jun 16, 2019
    6. somewhat. I am probably too self conscious about it, most of the folks I've told about the hobby think it's neat - even if it isn't for them. I definitely have to work up a little extra courage to talk about how much it costs, haha.
       
      #606 shirotsuki, Jun 16, 2019
    7. I do because in the first few years in the hobby, i was bullied by family about how much i was spending on them. It's still unclear what they felt i should be spending it on, but eventually I stopped telling them.
       
      #607 Inquisitorrio, Jun 19, 2019
    8. I really only tell my SO about my dolls and friends in the hobby. I showed my boss and she was cool about it. Other than that its a huge secret to my family.
       
      #608 SlytherinCupcake, Jun 19, 2019
    9. I don't really hide it to anyone and i'm comfortable showing my doll to my other social media accounts. Everyone around me knows i'm so much into dolls, some are creeped out but it doesn't annoy or scare me off.
       
      #609 toufufu, Jun 20, 2019
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    10. No, I don't hide. Several times even brought my BJD to the office)
       
      #610 edelveizzz, Jun 20, 2019
    11. Really some people are scary of dolls (thanks to movies). Sometimes my husband says: "She is creepy, because she looks at me." But even thus, he supports me in my hobby <3
       
      #611 edelveizzz, Jun 20, 2019
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    12. Not really hide the dolls, but there is no way I'd tell my parents how much I spent on them. Even though I'm a grown adult and don't need their approval, I know they would not approve of the cost.
       
      #612 faerie_bard, Jun 20, 2019
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    13. I don't share my hobby with new people, I put the dolls in their boxes and everything when new people come over. My family and close friends know about my hobby and the dolls but only the friends I have that collect them know what I paid for them. I found most people are fine with it until they know what you paid and then they look at you like your crazy.
       
      #613 KaramiahS, Jun 20, 2019
    14. I do not really hide my hobby (e.g. if I invate somebody over I do not tend to hide the dolls), but not telling about it to new people either. My family and closer friends know about it. Some people in the past made some negative commets, so I do not feel like telling about it to new people. I moved abroad about year ago and none of my new friends really know about my hobby.
       
      #614 daeki, Aug 17, 2019
    15. I’m not actively hiding my doll but I’m really dreading when my family comes across him or when they ask me about all the packages I receive. I don’t think they’d really accept the hobby and they’d been appalled at how much money the dolls cost. I’m a really private person because I’m so afraid of being judged.
       
      #615 orenjiina, Aug 17, 2019
    16. When I started this hobby, I was in high school. I was super embarrassed, and kept it a secret from almost everyone, minus my parents and a few fellow nerdy friends I went to anime conventions with (who were very nice and supportive!) Now in my mid-twenties, I've come back to the hobby, and I've been thinking about this and how these conversations might go. I actually told someone the other day, for the first time since getting back into BJD - she had specifically asked me if I had any "nerdy hobbies", and we were in a comic shop, so I felt pretty safe, haha. Otherwise, I'm planning on leaving my dolls displayed in my bedroom, so I supposed I will have those conversations, if/when they comes up.

      The only point I might withhold is how much they cost - if the person is a collector, they'll know the expenses that come with that; if they're not, I don't think they need to know, haha. I'm looking forward to seeing what others in this thread have to say!
       
      #616 drifts, Aug 18, 2019
    17. At fist yes. But then I realized that it’s my personal life, my choice what to do with my time and my money and nobody can tell me otherwise! I even got my sister in this hobby but she already kinda likes toys and stuffed animal etc. But I know so many brave people who do what they like in their life and I wanna be like them! Don’t you ever let anyone tell you how to live your life or that your hobby is crazy or weird. Not everyone likes to do the same stuff and that’s the best part of being a person. Being you!
       
      #617 GardenOfRoses, Aug 18, 2019
    18. I don't hide, but also don't advertise, .Some people are careless about other people's property, because "this is just a doll" and I would like to avoid it.
       
      #618 Loveloone, Aug 23, 2019
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    19. Hm, I don't hide it but I don't mention it to people who I don't think will be at all interested. I'm not really embarrassed per se, but I don't want to annoy people who don't care. My friends are sweet but I'd feel bad putting them in a position where they might feel they'd have to feign interest to be polite.
       
      #619 xRosary, Aug 23, 2019
    20. Honestly, I tell just about anyone I'm acquainted with about my dolls - especially my coworkers. Some of them really like seeing my dolls, which I think is cool. But I always try to downplay it with the post-office people. I remember selling a minifee head to someone overseas, and the post office people (a girl around high school age) asked me to declare what it was. I told her it was a doll head and it was super awkward. She just looked at me like "Sorry what - just the head???" It didn't help that there was a line of people and the room was quiet. XD
       
      #620 Nellychan19, Sep 9, 2019
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