How does your partner feel about your dolls?

My wife don't care as long as I pay the bills ☺️ .she likes one of my dolls well she says the doll is ours cause she gets her out sometimes and takes pics

 

My husband has a fear of dolls, and I know it's not really played-up. If I surprise him with a photo of a doll (I try not to, but sometimes I forget if I'm really excited about, say, an outfit I found - the doll doesn't really register for me because I'm imagining that outfit on my own doll) I can see him flinching and then trying to hide it. He says they just look like dead people to him, so I think his uncanny valley is very... uh... it's more of an uncanny Mariana's trench.

He says he's ok with my dolls though. I'm also a writer and he reads some of my writing, so he says having the character in mind when he sees the doll makes them less scary. I think the way he put it is it makes them feel more alive to him (which in this case, makes it better). I've seen him trying to pose the dolls, then get frustrated because he does not have the fine touch, so they just kinda kick and crumble in his hands, haha.

The money isn't an issue for him. He sees it as the equivalent of him buying video games or parts for his computer - unnecessary things that bring enjoyment. Between the two of us, I am the more careless spender, but we're pretty good about staying within the confines of what we can afford and generally live and let live when it comes to personal purchases if the bills are covered.

 

my partner is pretty neutral abt my dolls, the only thing they dont like is how expensive they tend to be which same lol but they understand why

 

Sharing similar collecting hobbies, my partner gets very excited whenever we add or change up the collection we have on the display. Having a larger doll, he did mention that it feels like the collection is more diverse. He is happy as long as I am happy

 

My husband is supportive thankfully. I do display them in our bedroom and rotate which dolls are displayed frequently. He almost always notices a new doll and has something nice to say. I know he also admires the talent and work that goes into each sculpt.

 

My fiance is supportive! He expressed to me once that he found them unnerving, when I first showed them to him, but that was the only time he said anything negative about them. He knows how happy they make me and how important they are to me, and he likes that they helped me come out of my years long depressive slump. I think the thing he doesn't like about them is how much money I spend on them, haha.

 

He thinks they're super cool and I even gave him a doll family golden fish BJD years ago that he's terrified to customize because he doesn't want to mess it up lol. He doesn't really like very anime or baby faced BJDs, they creep him out. but more adult or monstrous he thinks is awesome.

 

I don't think my partner cares about them one way or another. I think I find them more annoying when they are all over the place than she does.

 

my boyfriend is very supportive! he was a little worried initially about the dolls being creepy, but because they're usually more cartoony(is that the right word?) he doesn't mind them. i've had a lot of issues in the past with my partners putting the hobby down, so having my boyfriend be curious and supportive has been an awesome change

 

My boyfriend dislikes my dolls in general and highly dislikes my boys.

I recently got a body for a floating head I've had around for way too many years. The package arrived while he was gone and I never told him I bought anything. I didn't hide the doll and I was just sure he was going to be disappointed I bought another doll, but he never mentioned it.

A couple months later I held up one of my boys to him and asked what the doll's name is. He had no idea, which leads me to believe he didn't even notice the "new" doll! I will use this to my advantage later.

 

At first I was the one who said to my partner: “what a strange hobby, and how much does it cost one doll? That’s way too expensive I’m never gonna be into that”
And then came the pandemics… and as a photographer it was a bad time to take photos with people.
Then I found some accounts on Instagram with photos of BJDs and I thought… wow, this could be nice.
So when I bought my first doll my partner treated me like a traitor. I think I deserved it xD.

And it continues like that every time I came home with another one.
But she loves it in secret.

 

At first he thinks they are creepy, don't like them but once he got used to them, he's fine with them. He especially don't like how expensive they are.
He only like my CP Lishe and not the others.

 

I'm really lucky with my fiance. He's the one who got me into this hobby. I was at an Anime convention a decade ago and a vender had a doll on her display and I pointed it to my S.O and he laughed and told me what it was. At the same con there was a panel for the dolls as well. I got my first doll six months later.

Personal life problems aside, I got my dolls out again this week and asked if I could display them. He likes my dolls and asks me if I want to do stuff with them.

 

Me and my boyfriend live separately so far because we are still young. He doesn't mind my hobby- he tries to remember stuff I tell him about it and asks questions some times, but I'd say he js rather indifferent

 

My partner is very supportive and I am pleasantly surprised by this! I recently just got back into the hobby after a very long hiatus and he had no idea what to expect. But he immediately was supportive and was totally on board (even with the cost!). He knows that getting back into my hobbies that I used to have is super important to me and will be good for my depression/mental health so he is happy that I am happy and enjoying myself.

 

My partner's very supportive. My doll's currently at their place, they helped me with the faceup and planning to buy a sewing machine just to make clothes for my boi.
I also started scuplting a doll based on their D&D character.

 

Update: I recently ordered a doll for my partner. I was scrolling through Alice's Collection cause of the summer event, and they saw the new fox guy from DollZone and fell in love. I knew eventually they'll see something they like, just not this soon. Already planning the faceup, and we bought an outfit as well.

 

my boyfriend is supportive of me and my hobbies! He doesn't really get the appeal of them but it's whatever makes me happy haha.

 

My partner is super supportive. We have gone to doll cons together and I've gotten random doll gifts from them too!

 

My husband has been very supportive. I get a monthly allowance and it helps to pay layaway payments or get some extras for the dolls. Furniture if I can find it like at a Home Goods the house pays for it as in time the house could use it or I can sell at garage sale and it goes into dolly funds. I have had a lot of hobbies and the house always paid for it from horses that were models to real horses. He is just happy they don't eat or need clothes because they out grew them. He loves I take photos of my dolls on our trips as well as in his gardens as it shows the progress or trips we took. I have been in hobby for 15 almost 16 years and it's the longest I have ever been in any hobby and I believe its because it is ever changing both in the world and in my own home.