Who do you talk to and share you BJD ideas with?

I mostly only talk about BJDs with people here on this board, but sometimes I get caught blabbing to my bf about dolls and when his face gets like this I know it's time to shut up... usually...

 

I used to have a friend I would talk about dolls with a lot, but her and I aren't friends anymore. Would love to make more friends in the hobby.

 

My best friend is the person I usually talk to because we joined the hobby together. I have 3 other friends I talk to. Two who are not in the hobby and one who introduced me but not as much. I occasionally talk to my boyfriend about my dolls. Usually when I'm deciding on a name or which one to get for when I'm frustrated and need to blow off steam but my favorite person who run to and talk about crafting for my dolls is believe it or not my dad.

When I got into the hobby he was curious and found a thing somehow on 3d printing and we now have 2 3d printers going on 3 and a router and I'm always bugging him about wanting him to print little things for my dolls. Props so they could cosplay. He let me set up my sewing machine in his space so I could make them things. The only thing he won't do is encourage me to buy a Doll but at the same time I don't encourage him to buy more parts for another printer so we both have to tell each other no but if one of us fails it's free game lol.

 

Mainly the people on instagram but its not like we carry on an actual conversation. It used to be a freing that i used to have but not so much lately. I do talk to my coworkers about them once in a blue moon and they are usual pretty nice about it :3

 

I talk to my husband about my dolly ideas. He doesn't actually like dolls, they freak him out slightly but he's always willing to listen to me about them.

 

I find it so hard to talk about bjds in real life actually my friends think they are creepy and are just unable to show any interest in the hobby, my parents think it's ridiculous to spend so much on dolls, and my little sister (who is 12) only like blond dolls with blue eyes
Hopefully I can join a bjd meetup in Montreal sometime soon

Other than that, I PM some people on here and they are always super helpful, but I haven't met anyone I chat with on the daily and share my projects with... Hopefully soon~!

 

This!!! Most of my adult friends don't even know I'm in this hobby and I am very hush hush IRL too. So...I don't really talk with anyone about my BJD ideas or plans... oorrr anything about the hobby in general.

I do have friends who used to be in this hobby. Some of them still are but they are in different countries and are not as "into" the hobby anymore. I also used to have a friend who really likes BJD but doesn't own one. Her and I had a fallout so that ended. There is another good friend of mine who thinks they are very pretty, but think it's ridiculous to spend so much money on them so I try to not talk about it with her very much.

My fiancee doesn't like them and he thinks they're creepy (and crazy expensive), but he is supportive of me being in this hobby because he knows it makes me happy. One time he walked into my room and saw a Blythe I just opened and he was like "What the f*** is that?!!!". But he offered to buy me the collector Barbies and Momokos and stuff. I guess those are more acceptable to him. None of my current friends are into the hobby or even know I'm a part of the community. There is this stigma that we're a bunch of socially inept, lonely, creepy weirdos. I can prove that it's not true but they won't understand.

I would really love to make some friends in the community to chat about dolly stuff *winkPMmewink*.

 

I talk about doll stuff on Internet in doll groups and sometimes when there is a meet I can meet others face to face.

 

My number one person I talk to, is my husband. I am a full time stay at home mom of four. So having a social life isn't there for me. Thankfully my husband is great n doesn't mind my endless gabbing about dolls. Sometimes he even gives me feedback or a different view. He likes seeing me happy, and this hobby defiantly makes me happy.
I've tried talking to my sister in law about dolls but she's not into it and my mother in law (who's my friend) doesn't understand why you'd wanna spend so much money on a doll. Lol

To each his own.

I'd like to think that one day I will make a friend in the hobby or a friend in general that has the same interest in the hobby.
I've tried to meet local people but we're very different so it's hard to understand eachother in the hobby. Plus I feel it's odd being a mom and a hobbyist in this hobby.

 

Although I DO know lots of people in the hobby in RL, I still do most of my doll-chatting here in various threads. That way I'm not boring anyone and people can skip over my posts if they want! And it's also most likely to be seen and appreciated by people who are into the same dolls that I'm into, at least...!

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Also, I'm a bit of an introvert, so I don't really need someone to talk about my ideas with! I have fun all by myself!

 

Sadly, no one! There's only two other people locally that I know of that collect dolls, and we've not met in well over a year. I've got a Unoa tank top and I wear it all the time, hoping someone will recognize it. But so far, nope.

 

Noone really- I doubt my cats count? I guess I do mention the hobby on occasion but I never go into depth about what my plans are or what to do.
I wish there were more people with bjs where I live..

 

My sister is really into dolls, so I mostly chat about it with her, but I have a couple local friends who are into the hobby too, though more of a new interest, but it's okay because we can still chat about almost anything! I'm really fortunate to have even a facebook group in my area even though I live in a very tiny province haha

 

My sister since she's in the hobby too (thank goodness)

 

My sister used to collect BJDs too, but eventually lost interest. I love having some in real life to talk a with about dolls! Now a days I only really talk about dolls on these boards and some other online platforms. No one I know in person really has an interest in dolls, and I avoid talking about them as I don't want to bore them.

 

I occasionally share ideas with others on DoA, but for the most part I come up with ideas on my own and work on creating them. I actually enjoy the "me" time working on dolls give me.

 

I was first introduced to BJDs in 2009 when I did a random google search after watching Rozen Maiden and was amazed by the dolls I saw... the first photo I saw and fell in love with was hiritai's Hayden. From then on I just collected photos that I liked and dreamed of owning a doll "one day". A year or two later I happened to find out one of my classmates was also really in love with BJDs and we formed a great friendship over our love for them, started our own little paracosm with characters and stories (that had their own corresponding dolls that suited the characters)... and the rest is history.

I didn't think I'd ever really buy one (let alone have two bodies and three heads within the span of 4 months) since they were so expensive but then I met a new friend this year who actually owned a few BJDs and she showed me them and what seemed like a hobby beyond my reach suddenly seemed like something I could achieve... Went a bit crazy with it though and bought too much in a short time span haha. I don't regret anything though, I love my boys.

 

Sometimes I talk to my sister about the hobby. She has two BJD she adopted from me, but she doesn't do much with them, and isn't really involved with the online aspects or getting them any new things, taking photos, etc. so we don't really talk a lot about it. Otherwise, I have a few online friends who have BJD and sometimes we chat a bit about them. I've shared a couple doll photos on Facebook, but I have a lot of non-doll friends on there, and I get tired of answering "What the crap is that?" questions, so I don't do it often.

 

I never talk much about them to my family or people who aren't familiar with the hobby. I have a single friend also in the hobby who I talk to on a regular basis about everything related. There are a handful of other people also in the hobby I talk to once in awhile about plans but never go into details much as I don't know them as well and find I simply bore them or annoy them.

 

At first I had a great friend (we thought alike too much) that I shared this with. At first it freaked him out, partially my fault, I showed him a non-human doll that I thought was siiiiiiick (I like monster designs and such). Then later I showed him more human lovely dolls and he liked them. To the point he started 'window shopping' with me. One time we tried to find a doll that looked like an actor. We sat in silence. And at the same exact time, we sent each other a link. To the same exact doll. It was too spooky.
Anyway some sad stuff happened between us and we've drifted apart.
Now I sort of awkwardly bring it up with my newest of friends. She's cool about it and admires the beauty but, I don't think she understands the pricing of it that much. She keeps gasping at prices and says I need to get rich. I would talk to my mother about it who is super supportive about it. But we've never had that, white picket fence sort of family relationship. I feel like talking to her about anything other than eating and work would be weird. Hell, one time I asked her how she was and if she needed tea or anything and she said "what do you want".

But I believe one day I shall make the ultimate BJD friend. And there will be much ranting.