Gender Preference?

I have more girl dolls than boys. At first, when i got into the hobby, i thought, i would only collect girl dolls, because i just didn’t know what to do with the boys xD But then, I got my first boy doll and fell in love. Now I have 2 boys and one on his way home :^)

 

I do. I prefer girl dolls to boy dolls. I do love looking at boy dolls and following accounts that are mainly boy dolls but any time I buy one I just cant bond with them. I'm not sure why that is and I wish I could bond with the boys. Maybe one day I will find one that changes that for me, but until then I'm girls girls girls all the way down.

 

It's tempting to say I'm more drawn to female dolls since I've owned more of them, but at the same time that wasn't always by choice. Unfortunately a lot of the male dolls I've been drawn to were either too expensive or too big, or both But my grail is a male doll and ideally, I think it would be fun to own the same number of both.

 

Girls. All of my dolls save one (who is an androgenous tiny angel thing and has no gender) are girls. Eventually I'd like to get a couple of male dolls to turn into specific characters, but I've yet to find one who I want bad enough to buy.

 

I only like male dolls, I've no preference for females and most their sculpts look the same to me. I find male dolls much more attractive, interesting to look at and fun to make into characters. Some female sculpts are pretty but I never really connect with any of them. As to why; I really just like (fictional) handsome guys.

 

Honestly, right now my doll preference is exclusively boys—specifically lanky male bodies. I gravitate towards 60-72” sculpts. Not super into muscular ones but maybe my tastes will change in the future. I do have hope that some day I’ll be able to find a girl sculpt that suits a character I have in mind, but for now it’s just me and the boys!

 

I was more 50/50 but through the years I realised that I prefer girls because I can play more with clothing but I also like boys or androgynous sculpts

 

I personally prefer feminine dolls as I feel like they are easier to style and have a lot of variety in their face sculpts/body types.

 

My preference is girl's. I like dressing my dolls in outfits I think are cute but couldn't pull off myself. But I did order one boy doll this year, so maybe that'll change.

 

I have about 50/50. Funny, story, tho: my first doll was a B&G Rin that I thought was a girl. I got quite a surprise when I opened the box and found a male. But I fell in love with him and later discovered the girl version was Natalie.

My boys tend towards androgynous. The girls tend toward more feminine styles. Sam, my Volks F19 (female body) dresses as a boy.

As to why, my purchases have nothing to do with gender. I buy sculpts I like then dress them to their liking.

 

Originally when I started my idea was to have more like 50/50, but I got quite disappointed with the first boy I had in the sense I didn't know how to style him or what to do with him and his body was a nightmare and after selling him I decided to not have more male dolls, so for maaany years I had none, not only because of the experience but also because I couldn't find any that I liked enough to try again, that is until 2017 when I fell in love with one and I decided to see if this time it worked... and it worked and I'm very happy with him and since then I've been more attracted to the idea of having more male dolls. So maybe eventually I will get to the 50/50 I originally had in mind.

 

I didn't always want all female-presenting dolls, but somehow I've grown to have no interest in owning a male doll. I love looking at them! I just don't see one fitting into my collection, at least not in 1/4 scale and I feel like I have no ideas for them. Had I started collecting much earlier and had space for bigger dolls, I'd 100% have acquired some specific sculpts like a bunch of DoD boys and a MD Ryu, but I feel like my preferences have also changed a lot through the years so I'm not sure how happy I would be with them. I am, surprisingly to myself, really happy with my girl gang, though.

 

I mostly have girl dolls. It's not that I dislike boys, but I love making little dresses and cute leggings, and while a boy doll CAN wear whatever you want to put him in, a girl doll in a dress raises fewer awkward questions from the mundanes.

 

Tbh all the dolls I'm interested in right now are girls. I will probably feel tempted to buy a male one some time in the future, but right now I'm all about the girlies lol

 

It's crazy...or I am! Most of my dolls are female and I prefer male dolls! I have a hard time ordering male bjds. I don't know why. I love them and enjoy the ones I have. I want more boys but find more girls to bring home then boys. It's easier at this point, they can share clothes and wigs. I'm limited in what my boys have to wear. Maybe, I should start to prioritize them...hmm

 

When I first started I only collected boys! Now I only have one girl haha. The girls sadly do have nicer fashion options though! Much like real life in that regard. I think prefer androgynous dolls for the best of both worlds. A doll that can be seen as either or.

 

Girls, unless there is a boy that is unusually awesome

 

Well I was going to say "I can't think of any reason I'd ever get a male doll"... but then I immediately thought of a bunch of possible reasons

That having been said, for the time being I only plan on getting female dolls: my plans all revolve around cute outfits, and I'm just not into "men's fashion." The exceptions might be: male ballet dancer, and chibi versions of my OC's.

 

My first BJD was a girl—Minifee Eva—because I was drawn in by the gorgeous wig and fashion options for female dolls.
Eva's a sweet sculpt, but I just never ended up bonding with her
I still have her . . . considered selling her, but lately I'm thinking I'll put her head on a male body, give her a new faceup (or commission one) and style her as a boy! Love me a slightly androgynous boy!

Ultimately I just bond infinitely more with my boys!
Every doll I've gotten since Eva has been male (or a female doll I styled as a male in the case of TinyFox Cherrie).
Definitely intend to continue only collecting male dolls, including some with face sculpts intended to be female.

 

Hmm... Only girls. But that's simply been because of availability. The brands I like are hard to get male dolls in.