How did you know it wasn't a phase?

muse, I am in a different boat than you. I've been a doll fanatic my whole life; BJDs are just one more variation I obsess over, lol. I knew when I got into the hobby it wasn't just a phase, and I am never going to fall out of loving them.

Also, the good news is that if you do find yourself not as committed to your Bobobie girl as you had hoped, you can always sell her for relatively the same asking price as the company. ^^

I wouldn't worry too much though; I have two friends who fell victim to the hobby as well and they haven't shown signs of relenting yet. Yes, sometimes life is complicated and dolls have to take a backseat, but it doesn't mean you like them any less or have "gotten over them."

 

Personally, I've only been into this hobby for a little over a year, but I've realised recently what I was really getting myself into after I decided on doll #2...Though, I knew I loved the hobby before, the second doll seemed to tie me to the hobby, I dont think i'll be getting out for a lonnngggg time. Also, I've only recently really felt a connection for my dolls (tieing me even more to this money-eating hobby) and when I felt that true bond I threw my doubts out the window
Though, I do encourage you to try and buy your first doll. If you dont bond very well with them, you could sell it. (maybe for not as much, or it'll take a while but you can probably sell he/she). I did, feel anxious like you did, but felt very at ease after i received him...They're much more beautiful in person...
Anyway, I think you should buy him/her! Though, this is only one opinion.

GothicHinata


Edit: I think you should maybe brows around a few companies before you truely make your decision? Make sure she's the one.

 

You joined in August and have already posted 129 times O.o that sounds pretty promising, at least for thinking about it!

Like Sandwich said, you should buy your first then see how you feel. Personally, I've never saved so strictly for anything before, which I think shows I won't give this up very fast, and it's a really worthwhile hobby to join. It's so special ^_^

 

I think that it will not be a phase for me. I've given myself about a year to back out on them, and I'm still here, getting ready to go after my first doll. I'm looking forward to really understand what people talk about when they talk about their dolls.

 

I know it's not a phase because, for me, typically if I find any sort of hobby, it sticks with me forever. I know that my doll and future dolls won't always come first and I might have to take a break from them and not buy them anything new because real life expenses are more important, but I know that I will continue collecting for many years.

 

Generally I do tend to go through my hobbies quite a lot, but I fell into the BJD hobby so strongly, I was pretty sure it would last a while.

Of course, there's the whole "if it REALLY isn't working, you can sell for your for almost the same price."

I've only known about BJDs for about half a year now, so It was quite an impulse buy. But the more research I did and more pictures I looked up, the more I fell in love so yeah x3
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When I realized that I was having vivid dreams about them, they were all I drew, and half of my conversations were about them. It hit me like a shatload of bricks.

When I finally had it figured out, I knew I was doooooooooomed <XD

 

In all honesty, I don't know if it's not just a phase.
I tend to fall hard for hobbies, then drop them, only to bring them back up in my life later on...if that makes any sense...

The doll hobby I fell out of before, yeah, but I had still liked my dolls. I just don't really like doing the whole communities, doll meets, and stuff like that as much. No biggie. A lot of the times I leave DoA because it bores me, but my dolls never fail to amaze me.

Dolls helped me write, draw, and deal with stress. So I'll be keeping focus on them.

 

I don't know if I will grow out of it at some stage, really - I think it depends on circumstances and stuff life throws at me in general. As time grows, I may "outgrow" the hobby, but people change as time goes by, so I think it's okay for tastes to change too. But I'm not really going to think about the "what ifs" and such. I've been in the hobby since 2005, and I'm just going to enjoy every minute of it that I can!

I must say though, I do have ups and downs in the hobby - there have been periods that I've not felt like playing with dolls at all, and my dolls can go untouched for a few weeks on end, but other times, I'll be really into it with going for meets really frequently, taking photos of my dolls at any chance I get, etc. I don't think you need to be "into" dolls 24/7 once you start the hobby; it's okay to have some down time too, I think.

 

I've been in it for 4 years, and I'm sure it'll be a phase. I mean, in order for it not to be some sort of a phase, you'd have to collect them forever, right?

I probably won't collect them for the rest of my life, but 4 years is a pretty good run for a phase. And it hasn't stopped yet! I'm sure I'll be heavily into them for many more years, and then probably quietly enjoy them out of the community after that.

 

I've always liked dolls and the idea I could make stories with them. However when I became a teen it wasn't "acceptable" to play with barbies. BJDs are acceptable and these are far more enjoyable than barbies ever were. I can make them to how I want them. While there will probably come a time where I no longer want to purchase new BJDs, I'll still love the ones I have for years and years.

 

Everything I do is a phase~~~ and not a phase.... because I move from things to things all the time. However, I always love everything that I was into fully, even if I do not buy another thing related to that item (such as an old anime, games, etc).

So I am not worry at all.

 

I believe that after a good year and a half loving these dolls and after a good five months of owning my own dolls and loving them I am finally realizing that this is in no way a phase to me.
I might take time but you will know.

 

I've always been a doll/toy collector of sorts, I'm surprised
I wasn't born with some sort of doll/toy attached to my arm...XD
I still own all of the dolls I owned back when I was a child (it's
been a long time!) -- so, I new right away this was just an additional
way to spend all the money I don't have, on dolls, and not a "phase."

Besides that, I'm too old to outgrow "bad" habits like this (it's been more
than five-years now)...^____^;;


- Enzyme ^x^

 

I've been lusting after a Twingkey of my very own for about four years, so I know it isn't a phase. However, there are times when I'll be more or less interested in BJDs, and I think that is okay. All my hobbies go through phases of being more or less popular, but I'm not a quitter, and it's very rare for me to give something up.

In your case, I'm not sure. If one of the things affecting your decision are these changes whcih are going to be happening soon, why don't you just wait until everything has settled down? Then you won't have the added stress of having to worry about a doll arriving

 

I began really paying attention to the hobby after a couple of years of expecting it to be a phase. I went through so many phases when I was younger and a teenager like quite a few people, just trying to find a place ^_^

Perhaps to alleviate the doubt, just accept that it may well be a phase? That's sort of what I've done, and I'm much happier for it. I think nakitama has made a very good statement on his/her view on dolls.

Don't fret over whether you will enjoy them further down the line! Just try and enjoy them now ^__^ Some things are only appropriate as a phase, to help you get to other things in life, perhaps

 

awww first of all i hope your own BJD making goes well
hmmm i think i know that it isn't a phase because I suppose i'm really determined to buy a doll
and even if it is... I don't think it will fade so easily
hehe talking about my future doll is all i do now half of the time
haha they have captured my heart

 

When I ordered Yelena's first mold, it was December 2007. She didn't arrive untill Februari 2008, and I was asking myself the same thing. Would I really like these dolls? Isn't a phase?
I felt a bit nervous because maybe I have ordered the dollzone cherry a bit too quick, because I didn't really look at other brand dolls.

However, I ordered Ivan in Januari.. So I ordered a second doll before my first one arrived! So I was really like "Am I sure this is not a phase?"
But then I was thinking and I didn't have that nervous feeling that I had with the dollzone cherry. And because I browsed this forum more, and read more about customizing and such, I just knew that I would love these dolls because there is so much you can do with that!

And with sewing clothes and photography.. I don't think that's an age thing. So when I grow older, I don't think I will outgrow my dolls because I don't see them as real dolls. For me, they're a piece of art and a sort of medium for creativity.
(but I still see my dolls as characters, not as objects)