Surprisingly Positive Things People Have Said!

I haven't had my boy for very long so the best thing I have heard was from my mom's friend who said "Wow thats 10 times better than a Barbie!" haha

 

Eh it wasn't so much saying positive things as well as treating him well.

I was worried my grandad might not like him but when I brought Hjalmar downstairs on the first day to sit on the couch while I was sewing an outfit for my Sunny my grandad tickled him under his feet *something he does to me when I have my feet on the couch*, tried to feed him sausages and was telling him to not talk so much during the soccer match. I was very amused.

 

From friends who normally *hate* dolls (this has happened several times)

"That's not a *doll* it's a work of art!"

Teddy

 

One day a friend and I were in the craft section of Wal Mart with Revere in the cart, looking for clothing fabric, when a middle-aged woman approached me and said, "Are you here for your baby?" It caught me off-guard, since my boy had pretty much been mocked about ten minutes before, until I realized that she was genuine. Although that and my reply was the extent of the conversation, I thought it was just so sweet.

Then we got into another long conversation with the woman cutting the fabric about them, and she was also very interested. She recognized them as Asian right away, too, which surprised me.

 

At the SW Houston meet, so many people came up to us in the restaurant and told us our dolls were really cute and asked us about them. That surprised me. No one said anything bad about them and people were really interested. Even the owner came up and started talking to us about how big the doll industry really is.

Also, I had some classmates over to work on a project, including my ex boyfriend from a few years ago. I was nervous he'd say they were creepy or I was weird for having them, but he saw them and went "Omg, they are so cute!" That surprised me alot. When a jock guy says your dolls are cute, you know they are!

 

A friend and I took a doll each to a Fabric store to see what would look best with their tones (and maybe to show off a little).

The lady who cut our fabric was really nice and asked all about them. She asked for us to write down the websites and other such places that we get them so she could take a look at them--she was a doll collector but had never heard of a BJD!

After getting so many weird looks, it was really refreshing to see a lady being nice to us and being curious~

 

All of my siblings wanted to hold her all of the time after I got her. It was flattering, but a bit annoying.
I had one little girl I was living with insist that Sanyu would be happier with her. XD She got a teen trend doll for Christmas because she loved Sanyu and her ball joints so much... And she was only 5! ^_^
I love it when people call Sanyu by name. That is really flattering to me because it means they acknowledge that I'm not all that crazy. XD It's even better when they comment on how she looks. Things like "Sanyu looks happy today." really makes me happy.
I like it even more when other people talk to Sanyu. "Hi Sanyu, how are you today?" or "I'm going to hold you for a second, okay?"

I really love it when my little sister corrects my mom on how to say her name. ^_^ Understand that my little sister is in the 'popular' crowd and is always on her cell phone... but when mom says "Saynyu" instead of "Sanyu", she is quick to correct her. That makes me really happy.

It might be stupid... but people in my area don't tend to be accepting of different things. So when they treat Sanyu like I do, it really makes me happy!

 

My friend brought her SA Saint that just arrived to my house last night since she was staying over. Needless to say that my parents soon found out about the dolls' anitomically correctness...

I just failed to mention it I suppose... But it never came up in any conversation!!

Their reactions weren't negative, my mum thought it was hilarious lol. And my dad kept feeling weirded out by him *Hart was naked, since I hadn't gotten the chance to make some clothes that would fit him, the ones that I did make were a bit small*

My dad walked into the room later though and looked at me, saying jokingly "I may have to rethink you having one of these dolls..."

It was funny, I'm just glad they didn't flip

Not so much of a positive thing they said, but it was a positive reaction so I thought I'd post it.

 

My dad was act very positive.
After "WOW, very expensive" he started to discuss which doll he likes more, which one he doesn't like e.t.c. XD

My friends most said "YOU and a doll?.....OMG, he's SO cute!"
Most reactions for my little guy were positve ^_^

 

I think the most surprising positive thing for me would be something that happened last month. My grandma, who is in her 70s, came to visit. She had never seen my dolls before, and I thought she would either think they are creepy, or tease me for being 26 and having dolls all over my room! So, when she asked me to show her my bedroom (where all the dolls are), I was cringing inside. But, I took her back there anyways. And, sure enough, first thing she did was walk over to the dolls. But, instead of picking on me, she said she liked them. She thought they were really pretty, and she looked at them for quite a while! I was really surprised, but happy. I think she may have freaked if I told her they are anatomically correct though, so, while I told her lots of things about my dolls, I left that part out...

 

My dad thinks It's weird that I collect dolls... But most people thinks It's nice.. I'm happy that alot of people thinks that my pullip dolls looks cute

 

I have an Iplehouse Silvia. She's sexy. Most guys look at her, well, like she's lunch, and it makes me nervous. (What if they ask if she's functional? ) But this spring, in D.C., I had the sweetest experience.

I was walking along in the Botanical Gardens, carrying my Silvia, who was wearing a pink kimono. A man in his sixties or seventies spotted us and, after the requisite initial gaping (I don't mind that - heck, *I* do that!), he broke into a wide smile. "She's such a beautiful young lady!" he told me.

I thanked him profusely. It was just so polite and sweet.

 

At a cosplay picnic, I took Cain for some pictures and, as soon as I set him down on a table, a (very cute X3) Asian guy walked over and started fawning over how cute Cain was. I died a little inside. The whole scene was too cute!

When the food got put out said guy sat next to Cain at the table.

An then my mom and brother refer to him by name so that's nifty! The other night we put a family effort into restringing him *massages poor fingers*

~Ari

 

True, not everyone's evil out there. A lot actually think it's cool. Somehow kids find Huhu "cute"

There was a guy and his kids who asked if they could take a picture of Naharu. I get a lot of "what a cute doll" when I walk carrying my boy. Some ask where I got him.

But my most fondest memory was when we were sort of shooting at a park. There were a HUGE group of mostly-female teenagers who asked for pictures and totally went fangirl over my boy XD The dumb-looking guys lurking around got jealous ("wis i was the doll").

That was sweet.

BONUS:

At a chinese fast food chain, one kid pointed at my doll and said "Mama Mary?". XD

 

Older ladies love Ashe~They compliment her wig and ears and smile into her eyes. Sometimes they ask her name and talk to her like a little girl would to a new friend. They really seem to enjoy her. x3

 

I had to take Blisdon into work with me and I got some surprising reactions there. Some people were obviously uninterested (or freaked out), but some people really liked him. My manager still asks me about him all the time. But the funniest one was a grill cook who is normally pretty annoyed and blunt; she LOVED him. She wanted to touch his hair, wanted to hold him. She asks me about him too from time to time.

But it's amusing because whenever anyone asks about him, it's always "How is Blisdon doing?". Well, I don't know, he's a doll, he doesn't really DO much.

 

My dad also has been noticing him. If Nicolai's not at my desk with me he'll come over and ask "Hey, where's Nicolai?" then go find him and tell me "He was feeling lonely."[/QUOTE]
thats so friggin cute!

 

I just ordered my first doll yesterday but surprisingly I've gotten alot of good comments. My 5 year old cousin called the first doll I wanted "ugwy" (he has trouble with Ls) but when he saw the Shoyo cat girl he was like "I like that one better" then my 9 year old cousin got mad at me just because she wanted one too. :3 My grandmother thinks she's just the coolest thing ever and says "You're not too old for them, I still loved dolls at your age. Aren't there older people too?" (=P I'm only 14) And my aunt is trying to do all she can to find me another one. My father offered to help pay....but he still says things like "But wouldn't you rather have a cell phone?" So I just say "Sure, I can buy her on my own and I'd love a phone for christmas, thanks Daddy!" Hahaha, "You win some you lose some" they say but I say "It's never too late to win".

Oh, and I mentioned it to my best guy friend and he said he didn't mind the tom-boy me playing with dolls.......he says I should make a Cloud Strife looking doll one day.

 

My Dad ADORES Tynan XD
He says how awesome he is all the time, and when he's chilling out in my room or something, my dad will always say "Hey, Tynan!" or something and address him by name.
A couple of days ago, actually, Tynan was on my desk by my computer and my dad walked in and started having a conversation with him :3
He's the one who wants me to take him out in public and stuff!
I'm way too shy right now, though ;_;

Also, a couple of my best friends declared themselves his fangirls and squeal and stuff when he's around, and absolutely die if I pose him sexy or make him look at them XD

*Nodnod*

 

Recently, one of my anti-anime, anti-BJD friends has expressed a lot of interest in helping me figure out my doll, sewing for her, that sort of thing. It really struck me as nice because of how she objects to the price, style, etc. of these dolls. Other than her, most of my friends are really into the asian aesthetic, so their compliments are nice, but rather expected. I guess it was just really out-of-the-blue that this certain friend took interest in Etoile, and it meant a lot.
Pleasant surprise, I guess!