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Physical Affection with your Dolls

Mar 16, 2020

    1. I never really had that feeling with other dolls and figures till getting a 1/3 girl. But that size is just so perfect for sitting in your lap or cuddling. It's like having company without having to interact with people.
      One of my other non-bjd dolls also has a very needy vibe and i hold her sometimes to keep her in a good mood. Don't wanna risk getting haunted lolol:lol:
       
    2. I just bought my first doll earlier this year and ended up doing the same sort of thing; I was getting him dressed and ended up hugging him in a way. Now I hug him every time I change his outfit. :) I also like holding his hands too. He’s got jointed hands and I can wrap his tiny fingers around mine. :XD:
      I’m still a little nervous with handling him so I don’t really carry him anywhere—just shelf to work table and back. But I can easily see me getting a smaller doll and carrying them around in a bag.
       
    3. I would say that I am to an extent. I pretty much see my dolls as my children or extensions of myself. The dolls I view as my children are my more child-like sculpts and ones that I've had a long time. The ones I view as extensions of myself are ones that I style in a way similar to how I like to style myself. Showing affection to my different dolls is basically like showing protective, maternal type love and showing self love and self expression.

      The way I'm physically affectionate towards my dolls is kissing them on the tops of their heads and holding them gently and securely to make sure they stay safe. I kiss my dog and other dogs on the head too, so I think that's just my natural response for things I find cute and precious and want to protect. I also like the weight of my dolls against my chest, similar to how you described, but I enjoy that feeling with most things, and always have to fall asleep with something pressed against my chest, so it's not something exclusive to my dolls.

      Emotionally it makes me feel nice when I show affection towards them. I'm autistic, so I have trouble articulating and understanding my emotions, but what I feel is definitely positive, and it feels nice against my lips when I kiss the top of their heads or to have that weight against my chest.

      For parts I wouldn't be physically affectionate towards, I would definitely not be affectionate towards the genital region, breasts, or butt. That crosses the line into being sexual with my dolls, which isn't something I would like at all. Especially because I view so many of my dolls as my children, doing that would make me feel very disgusted and uncomfortable.