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girlfriends and your dolls

Jan 4, 2007

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    1. I'd love it if my boyfriend also loved dolls...... but I don't even have a boyfriend, so I should shut up here XD
       
      #221 Scheissse, Jun 9, 2010
    2. people usually look at me with a look of fear and (occasionally) disgust, I am just weird and not your stereotypical guy
      admittedly dolls weren't the best tool for socializing with lol so they stay at home
      haven't gotten rejected cause of them, so they're not a problem, just costly
      and a secret
       
      #222 Xanadu, Jun 10, 2010
    3. To be honest, I can't see myself with a guy at all if they didn't at least respect my hobby.
      It's the hobby I'm most passionate about, and I tend to talk about it a lot.

      I wouldn't really care if they didn't want one.
      But just enough to not mind if there's a little dollfie chillin' on the couch.

      Although I can't help but feel a little bit more attracted to a guy that shows interest in them
       
      #223 Hadley, Jun 10, 2010
    4. The way I see it, BJDs are an art form, and I wouldn't want to date a guy who didn't love art. He doesn't have to love the art I love, per se, but at least respect each others' tastes. If he also liked BJDs -mine or his own- I would be thrilled! So far, I have yet to meet a doll collector of either gender that I didn't like. (in person. Some people online can be catty!)
       
      #224 Some Say Wise, Jun 11, 2010
    5. Well Since I last posted on here, I got a new girlfriend.:aheartbea And She really love's my doll's :aheartbea She Has Even Gone to A doll meet-up with me. And talk about a Small world, One of her co-workers Is a doll collector that is a friend of mine, and Knows me very well.:)
       
      #225 Yokyun, Aug 2, 2010
    6. ^ glad to hear that man!!

      i just read through this thread and i know you started it for the guys on doa but i just wanted to share a little.
      my boyfriend has liked dolls almost as long as i have and about a year ago he got his first and about a 2 months ago got his second! he has a lot of fun with the dolls but i know he keeps it on the DL just because of the stigma. but i really love being able to share a hobby with someone i love so much it is one more thing to bring us closer together. i think i am going to suggest he get his own DOA account just so he can have fun on forums like this one!
       
      #226 dev-nyo, Aug 2, 2010
    7. He should, I have Alot of fun on here. DOA is a big part of my daily life now. I have Never keep my dolls on the down low. No just the opposite. I always want to tell as many people As i can about my dolls and ABJD'S.

      As to my new Girlfreind She's really My old-new girlfriend. She Was My Girlfriend In High School. We broke up about a year after High school. We had not talk to each outher in over 25 years. So she did a internet search for me. And what was the first thing she Finds on me. She found out I was running a ABJD doll panel at a local (Dallas) SciFi con (All-Con). I'm Sure at first she was like......... What?? He collects dolls? *_* But how's that for a funny story? you could say My dolls got us back together!!
       
      #227 Yokyun, Aug 2, 2010
    8. An interesting question... I'll have to remember to post here if I ever find a girl that is not already taken and shares many of my interests. :P
       
      #228 Averis, Aug 2, 2010
    9. She thinks it's downright adorable, really.
      It's nice to start blatherin to her about dolls (or anything really) and she just sorta nods and tries to grasp what I'm saying and tells me it's cute when I get excited about things
       
      #229 K0B0LD, Aug 13, 2010
    10. what i think is if someone just doesnt like your dolls and thinks it creepy or something, i wouldnt care at all. I mean, at first i was really skeptical since theyre uber expensive but i always thought they were pretty something id like to have if they were less expensive but the more i saw them the more i loved them and now im willing to pay. :) If they dont like it, just dont care about it. Its technically 90 percent of the world thats like that so get used to it really.
       
      #230 HoushiChan, Aug 13, 2010
    11. and to keep going, I would actually like a guy that was into dolls ^^ and even if they werent as long as they dont reject my obsession over them and the fact that i would like them more than him, everythings good.

      of course im not interested in guys. or girls. or anyone. I dont believe in love sooo i dont really have a right to talk but friendwise, i totally know what im talking about.
       
      #231 HoushiChan, Aug 13, 2010
    12. to be honest i love my dolls and i have all sorts of different dolls. But even though i appreciate my husband making nice comments about one of my dolls (which is rare) or helping me customize them... make piercings all sorts of crazy things that requires a tool ...hahaha, i think i would find weird that if he starts collecting dolls as well. I do like the fact that he is all macho strong (but sensitive at the same way). I don't think i could find him as attractive if he started to really enjoy my dolls, specially bjd's i think i would be a little jealous and find it weird... sorry for the the honest reply... no offense to any guys that collects them. as i have male friends that do...
       
      #232 cacauflower, Sep 8, 2010
    13. that is sooo cool! it's kind of romantic! if you guys ever decide to get married you should have a bjd couple dressed like you guys. I saw someone doing that with blythes before and they toke some great shots!
       
      #233 cacauflower, Sep 8, 2010
    14. Hmm My husband steers clear of most of our dolls, but he loves the MSD sized kids. I think they play to that father gene. I would I would love it if he started collecting on his own though!
       
      #234 ASitchinTime, Sep 8, 2010
    15. My fiance is interested heavily in Dollfies. [The actual ones. Anime character ones. XD] He loves them, but doesn't own one yet. He is saving up. He is addicted to holding my Audrie. He loves her. Whenever I spend the weekend at his parents house, He tries to make me leave her with him. XD
       
      #235 Manachann, Sep 8, 2010
    16. Well I'm I guess what you might call a more masculine guy, 6'3" - 6'4" lean and I do lots of supposed manly activities or so I've been told such as martial arts and sailing, and I didn't even think to ever mention my doll to my girlfriend when we first started dating until she was at my house one day and saw him sitting on my bookshelf. She asked what he was and I explained. Turned out she thought he was really cool and now shes saving up for one of her own.
       
      #236 Dubious Nashira, Sep 9, 2010
    17. yea. I let her read this. and she giggled.:lol:
       
      #237 Yokyun, Dec 17, 2010
    18. My girlfriend was the one who actually got me into BJDs, so... her reaction is quite gratifying. ^^ She was so happy when I got in the hobby, as some (one) of the people (person) she knew IRL that shared her interests turned out to be, well... not a very nice person. >.>;;

      But it's not just guys who give strange looks when you admit you're in the hobby, it's girls too. I took one of my boys to my finals for luck, and got a LOT of strange looks and all from girls. >.>;;
       
      #238 bewaretheshort1, Dec 17, 2010
    19. Well, it was a bf who introduced me to dolls in the first place, so I think its kinda cool. And I agree that it can be attractive that a guy isn't afraid to be interested in something that can be seen as 'gay' or 'girly' ... Its a confidence in your masculinity, and that is what is refreshing. The guy who I dated, was interested in them for aesthetic purposes, he enjoys drawing and painting and his dolls helped him with proportions and such. He never 'played' with the one he had, that was ALL me once I met her, but he was honest that bjds intrigued him, so he bought one.
      But very interesting topic by the way... interesting to see the 'other side of the fence' as it were :)
       
      #239 FezMiranda87, Dec 17, 2010
    20. Yea i get this too when I take my dolls with me most anywere.
       
      #240 Yokyun, Dec 28, 2010
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