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Doll Size and Bonding?

Jan 21, 2013

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    1. Now i been wandering about people and how they choose there dolls. What factors made them choose what they chose. And a bit of the reasoning behind it.

      I normally go for MSD and bigger, for my eye sight is fading and i can't see the smaller doll expect in photos. I enjoy sewing and working on face-ups, but i take a really long time to get them right, for is usually don't see my mistake in till i have taken the photos.

      What about you?
       
      #1 Red-wolf-Ink, Jan 21, 2013
    2. So far the issues I've had with bonding have not been due to size. All of my dolls are SD size except for one tiny girl and one VERY tiny boy. With these last two I was worried their size would unnerve me a bit as I've never been interested in non-SD size dolls before, but I've bonded with them just fine. With the really tiny (14cm) boy, I find it quite hard to take him seriously as a doll, just because he's so small, but bonding has been no problem. When bonding HAS been a problem it's always been because I've not found the right look or style for a doll. As soon as I find that, and the doll starts "talking" to me, we're golden. :)
       
      #2 Harlequin-Elle, Jan 21, 2013
    3. I'm actually the opposite and have bonded better with my smaller dolls. I started out with an SD sized doll and I was always really awkward in handling him due to his large size. My next two dolls were MSDs and I've been able to handle them a lot more easily and as such have bonded a bit more with them.
       
      #3 Zia89, Jan 21, 2013
    4. I find my MSD-sized ABJD to be the easiest to bond with. I have Dollfie Dreams and a very tall Dollmore Model Doll, but my Iplehouse JID Tania is my favorite to handle. She's a joy to play with, and she's even more of a joy to snuggle with. She's just so huggable! :aheartbea

      I have a bunch of off-topic 1/6 scale 11-12 inch dolls that I also like snuggling with, but Tania has become my favorite doll to snuggle with because she's the perfect size for it. She's very substantial without being too big.
       
      #4 Gamma Ray, Jan 21, 2013
    5. I see, i never come across the "silence" with my dolls, but i been lucky and figuring out if that doll is for me or not right off the hop...and it been like that for all 6 of my dolls...
       
      #5 Red-wolf-Ink, Jan 21, 2013
    6. I have a hard time "bonding" with larger dolls simply because they're too big for me to handle/carry/play with but unfortunately, I have no choice if I don't want a doll that looks like a pre-teen.
       
      #6 Miu Len, Jan 21, 2013
    7. My first doll was a MSD, then the rest are SD, i have handled a lot of doll of all different sizes, but i find them for more of a visually thing then a touch thing, but i do know what you mean! I love sleepin with Loki (DZ 70 YUU)
       
      #7 Red-wolf-Ink, Jan 21, 2013
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    8. Yeah i found that to be a bit of a problem as well, there are very very few older looking MSD i see a few, but very few....
       
      #8 Red-wolf-Ink, Jan 21, 2013
    9. This is actually a really interesting topic!

      I found that for myself, I can only do SD and larger. I have no idea why, but in spite of how cute the MSDs and Yo-SDs I've had have been...I just couldn't bond! In a way it is kind of disappointing, because there are so many great looking smaller dollies. I guess I just get into this sort of Zen mode with my big girls. Or maybe I am just turbo neurotic (that is the case either way).
       
      #9 oyashiro, Jan 21, 2013
    10. I'm actually able to bond with SD, MSD, Yo-SD, Pukifee and 70cm sizes as long as they are boys. For girls though, it seems I am only able to bond with SD sized girls. I've tried having slim mini girls and Yo-SD girls but they've never really stuck around very long.
       
      #10 bishie_hunter, Jan 21, 2013
    11. it took me a while to bond with my pipos charlotte (I'm actually still considering it a growing process right now) i love her a lot, but sometimes i have trouble connecting with her. I just bought my first SD sized doll, so we'll see how it goes with him. i have a feeling it might be easier for me to bond with him, so that's what I'm hoping ;v;b
       
      #11 Opalwhisker, Jan 21, 2013
    12. I'm bonding the most with my KDF boys and my Littlefee (since he was my first). I'm getting my first SD(ish) boy soon. It's a gorgeous sculpt and I'm getting him some awesome clothes so I hope it all works out like it did with my KDFs. Chances are I won't get another bigger boy but we'll see. >w< I was kind of hesitant about jumping to the MSD size from the start, thinking they'd be too big to handle and do anything with. But I must say MSD is a good size for me.

      Having a somewhat hard time bonding with my Tiny Delf, though... Might be because it's harder to shop for tiny boys. >.<
       
      #12 Plague, Jan 21, 2013
    13. Size isn't an issue for me with bonding. But I do find tiny a little too small to sit with, my other big dolls can sit on my knee, but he's so small I have to sit him on my computer desk when I spend time with him.
       
      #13 jacobean, Jan 22, 2013
    14. Just out of curiosity, what do people mean when they say they can't bond with their doll? Is it just a fancy way to say you don't really like it as much as you thought you would? I've seen the term on every BJD-related forum I've browsed, but I really don't understand the concept.

      As for doll sizes, I strongly prefer ~30-40 cm tall dolls, but that's mostly because I have no space in my room for anything big and sewing clothes for the smaller ones would be murder on my hands. If I had a spare room or an attic to keep my things in it'd probably be different.
       
      #14 tarot, Jan 22, 2013
    15. Tarot: I have the same question as you actually. XD I put bonding in quotes because I'm not sure as well. I think it's a bit different for everyone and to me, if the doll wasn't right for the character, then I wouldn't "bond" with it and I would have sold it.
       
      #15 Miu Len, Jan 22, 2013
    16. It means different things for different people and some people go without it entirely, saying they have no need to "bond" with their dolls. For me personally it means that I can't communicate with the doll's character, I don't "feel" them and they don't have a presence that I can interact with and enjoy. I'm a writer, and all of my dolls feature in stories I write, so if I can't keep up a natural and intimate connection with that character I feel alienated from them. It took me a long time to bond with my doll Topaz. I felt like there was a distance between us and I couldn't "hear" him speak. I don't mean that in a psychotic sense: rather in the sense that when you have a strong and palpable character, they are able to communicate with you in a way that is all their own. But I didn't give up with Topaz: I modded him, dyed him and gave him a new faceup, customized his wig and bought him new clothes, and most importantly, kept writing him and interacting with him as a doll and character. Now I couldn't bear to be parted with him. :)

      On the other hand, as I said there are people who don't care about bonding at all and just have dolls as pretty objects around the place. Both ways are equally valid forms of enjoying the hobby!
       
      #16 Harlequin-Elle, Jan 22, 2013
    17. Lol - yeah i have to agree with that with the smaller dolls! if i ever get a smaller doll it would probably be one of them soom tinies!
       
      #17 Red-wolf-Ink, Jan 22, 2013
    18. Shopping for clothing...i never though of that as being an issue, but that probably because i can make anything.....But that is a good point to bring up!
       
      #18 Red-wolf-Ink, Jan 22, 2013
    19. Well bonding meant you can feel and hear there "soul". It kinda like creating your own character/person to your own will. It like you could possibly have a conversation with them and not know on what they are about to say. And no being crazy has nothing to do with it! Bonding is just another way of saying relationship! Some work and some don't!
       
      #19 Red-wolf-Ink, Jan 22, 2013
    20. Well spoken!
       
      #20 Red-wolf-Ink, Jan 22, 2013
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