How does your partner feel about your bjds?

I have my first 2 dolls coming in the post, and I have yet to mention anything to my boyfriend. Some of these posts are making me a bit hopeful that he'all have a positive reaction!
I'm very girly, and own various 'little kid' things like stuffed animals, so it shouldn't be a huge surprise.
He doesn't have any hobbies that are terribly expensive...he's in a band and does photography...he really likes cars...
I guess those suck up some money just like my dolls will.
Once a dolly gets here I'll just casually introduce them, and pretend like it's not a big deal. I'm really hoping it will go okay.

Oh, btw I have a Dreaming Doll Little Elva Airi and a Fairyland Minifee Lucywen on the way

 

Beloved teases me about my dolls, calling them creepy or evil, because he knows I'm in on the joke. But in seriousness he supports hobbies that make me happy and this is one of them. He also bought me my first doll, so he understands the importance I place on them, even if sometimes he doesn't see "what all the fuss is about".

 

I told it once in another post, I hope it's ok .

At first he tought it was really childish to buy a so expensive doll, but didin't care much. Now, years later, he thinks they are pretty and don't care too much. We respect each others hobbies. I'm currently with no dolls because we're trying to buy a house, so when I falled in love with a MYOU doll last month the first thing I did was talk to him about it (after all, we're both saving). He was really supportive and told me to buy it before all our money goes to the house expenses. He actually lended me he's credit card to do the purchase

 

I had dolls before I met my boyfriend but it was easy to tell him. He collects anime figures so I think he understood the whole BJD thing right away. When I show him my dolls, he respects my hobby and listens when I tell him about them. He's also supportive when I obsess over new dolls and even helped me get my Fairyland Haru and Rus fullsets. He just doesn't like seeing any dolls without hair or eyes in

 

My partner does not appreciate the high cost of dolls but he supports my hobby, he sees how happy it makes me. He will compliment the things I make and talk to me about them for a while. He is very much a mans man though and would not be seen holding one.

 

My partner is happy to see me sculpt my doll and commissions, he encourages me and is very good in his critiques! Since I don't own any bjds he doesn't have anything to say about that though

 

We usually share hobbies. We used to build Legos together-Although he doesn't really understand why I'm into bjd dolls, he is genuinely supportive.

 

I'm currently not in a relationship but I have to admit I always get nervous of how people will react to this interest and if it'll change their opinion of me

 

He thinks it means that I still retain some of my childish wonders and it's precious

 

He doesn't quite understand them but he feigns polite interest when I talk about them, and he does point out miniature things we see while shopping that would be "perfect for your dolls!". He tries! He knows it's important to me and I think anything that makes me happy, makes him happy. He has his own collections/hobbies so he gets it.

 

My partner is actually extremely supportive! She doesn't mind when I ramble about my dolls and always gives me her opinion when I ask her questions about them. She even has bought me a doll. I'm so glad she cares

 

My boyfriend loves that I have found something I'm this passionate about, and supports me in that regard. However, he personally doesn't really like the dolls himself, and I think he's afraid that our apartment is going to end up with dolls covering every wall haha! Even though I've told him that's not going to happen, I think he's still a little bit wary when I talk about the dolls I want.

I don't think he'd ever stop me from doing it though. I'm trying to start a youtube channel and run a blog about my doll hobby, and he's really supportive of me doing that. He's a youtuber also, so he was always trying to get me to start a youtube channel anyway haha.

Eventually I'd love to have my own room for my crafting and a place to display all my dolls. Right now we live in a 2 bedroom apartment; one of the bedrooms is where we sleep and the other is where he has his studio/office set up, so I don't have a good place to have lots of dolls where they're not within his sight all the time. Until then, my doll collection will have to remain limited. Though, I was planning on not collecting too many anyway. Since I'm picky about sculpts, I tend to only decide to buy the ones I really really love.

TL;DR he likes my passion about it but not exactly a huge fan of the actual dolls themselves xD

 

My mom loves my dolls. My father was like "whatever, it's good to have a hobby"

 

My husband doesn't care much one way or the other. He's a bit anxious about the prices (so am I!) and doesn't really care to hear too much talk about them. On the other hand, he knows that I love my dolls so he's happy for me. He also admires the things that I've made for them, and two of my dolls are actually presents from him.

He also finds naked resin breasts very awkward.

 

I would lie if I said he isn't creeped out. He's the type to prefer "things that are the norm", but at the same time he have never disrespected me about my hobbies/tastes. He would just prefer (if we ever decide to live together) to not have dolls staring in the bedroom , but is more than happy to have a hobby room for us.

 

She is supportive as long as I don't get any YoSD or kid-like dolls. She sees it as kind of weird if the doll is childlike? She's fine if the doll is mature. In fact, I had her help me pick out my next doll and even she's excited for me to get it!

 

She doesn't mind that I play with dolls, though she is having trouble with the price of BJDs. My next project is with Barbie type dolls and that's clearly a relief to her, money-wise.
Other than that, she's very supportive and offer criticism for make-up and the such.

 

As I understand and respect his hobbies, he respects and supports my hobbies!!

 

He tries his best to support me, bless his soul. I know he isn't too fond of them and a few of my dolls creep him out, but he's always willing to hear me rant or rave about the dolls and always listens to me even though I know he isn't interested.

 

I met my partner through the hobby--on this forum! We met for the first time at a meetup because I wanted to get a closer look at his F-09, Roo. We're coming up on 5 years married and 10 years together in September! We joked that Roo should have been in the wedding. Obviously the hobby has always been part of our relationship, although like most interests the level of focus on it waxes and wanes from year to year. This year we're getting much more back into it, and have been trading off on buying new things--he's getting the next major purchase so that he can find a body for a floating head because I just bought a Saint, and I'll probably get a body for my last disembodied noggin sometime next year. I think that being great friends first and sharing enthusiasm (if not the exact same interests) in hobbies are really important parts of a strong relationship!