Would you lie about your BJD?

I would but decided not to for it is like making big foot hide behind me. >.> It would be eventually found out so I think it's better to be transparent about it, specially since my parents are the roots of my funds. To my friends, I would say that I like dolls and I collect them then try not to bother w/ 'em about it much. :3

 

I don't really lie about anything when it comes to my dolls except when I say I don't have a favourite.

Bastian is my favourite and I love him the most because he was my first doll, and I find his looks more appealing.
He looks mature, but not too much.
Even though I love him most of the time, he is strung pretty poorly, and I can't do it correctly. T AT

But I have the most clothes for Cecil (since she can wear ANYTHING).
At the same time, I don't like the way Cecil looks much.
Her chin bothers me, her eye wells are odd, her head S hook gets in the way of the eyes, and she has a hard time standing up straight... T AT

And Aesop is kinda medium.
I can't find anything about him I dislike, but I do love his joints and how nicely he is strung. :3

 

I don't think I would lie. I might not say anything, but I would not lie. My father is one person that I will not tell, at least for awhile, but my mom likes them and actually went with me to the Volks store to check them out. Most of my friends are cool about it, and a couple of them want some for themselves.

 

In general, I don't tell people I own dolls unless it's another person that has a dollfie. I think they're beautiful and everything but I don't want to have a fangirl lovey gush-fest in public either. It embarrasses me and I don't think I share the same bonding with my dolls that many people do on this forum. I especially don't delve into how much I spent on a doll if I come out of the closet lol

 

Funny enough, my mum knows exactly how much they cost- she thinks they're lovely though, so I guess it makes sense to her

 

If someone asks, I'll happily tell them anything about my dolls. Some questions I've gotten:
"How much did that cost? HOW MUCH?!?!?"
"Is it anatomically correct?"
"Why would you have that? It's so ugly."
"Why don't your cats (Pipos) wear clothes? That's weird."

I'll answer any of them truthfully. For example, my husband knows my little doll collection is worth...a lot. (Probably worth less than some people's limited dolls though! In the doll world, my collection is actually quite small!) He knows the exact amount, no need to mention that here. He doesn't necessarily know how much each doll costs because I do most of that by myself; I sell my things to fund the collection and he gives me control of finances, so I can save money each month for dolls. My mom doesn't know exactly how much they cost because she has never asked. I've never lied to anyone about having dolls and several people think they are totally bizarre. But I'm not embarassed about them. Sometimes a little embarassed about the cost because I know some people these days are struggling just to make ends meet and I sometimes feel a bit ashamed that I pour so much money into such a frivolous thing as my dolls, but I am also totally thankful for being able to - I have never taken them for granted.

 

'Mummy dear', who spends £1000($1,600) on necklaces and jewels monthly (sometimes weekly), FLIPPED when I told her that my Delf cost £60($96)!
"HOW COULD YOU SPEND THAT MUCH ON A LUMP OF PLASTIC?!" she'd scream a lot.
...if only she knew his real price. Thank goodness I dont live there anymore. I'd imagine she'd destroy my boy if she found out another doll was on her way.

 

I already lied about mine.
Grandma: How much do they cost?
Me: Erm.... Fifty bucks....
Grandma: Are they anotomically correct?
Me: Oh... Um. No Gramma.... they do NOT have a penis... *insert awkward silence*


Yeah... That's how that went.

 

i tell anyone who might hold my doll how much it costs so they know how much they will owe me if they drop it >.< saying that, i do not plan to let many people hold him when he gets here.

 

I haven't told my boyfriend about my newest order yet. And when I will, I won't mention that I ordered some extra accessories too. Not too much harm in that either since he's not in the least bit interested in them. When I ask him to look at a doll he says something like, "nice dress" while I had already shown him the very same dress weeks before. o.o;;

 

My mum already thinks I was nuts enough to spent $160 bucks on a floating head. "You don't need a body, you already have a head, and that was enough money as is" is pretty much how it went. I've never been a doll person, or particularly girly, and she thinks they're creepy so it doesn't pan down well. I just keep my doll stuff in a cupboard so she doesn't have to be reminded on how much I spent on him. :P
Suffice to say that when I move to a collage dorm and buy two or three more, I wont tell her that I'm probably going to spending a couple thousand on them.

But to my friends I don't mind talking about them since we all have similar interests, even though I'm sure they're getting sick of me spamming them with interesting sculpts and such! To people I don't know as well I won't mention them if it comes up, or if I'm absolutely dying to, because the majority of people I "know" have boring hobbies and would think dolls are weird.

 

Maybe a little lie, just for everybody's comfort. No one needs to know the whole truth Especiallly about the prices...

 

I'm not gonna lie about how much they cost, but at the same time, I haven't mentioned that I have a doll on the way >_> my parents would be especially angry that my boyfriend is helping to pay as my Christmas/anniversary present. They'll figure it out when she gets here I suppose.

 

I would never lie to anyone about my BJD. It isn't their business what I spend my money on and almost everyone I have showed Soren to knows exactly how much I spent on him. Sure, some of them think I'm absolutely insane( well more so than before) for spending that much on a doll, but they don't seem to really mind after the shock is over.

I really don't see any point in lying about it. It's your money to do with what you please. It could always be worse.

 

I tell my mother how much cost the doll but I tell her there's some offer or event and the doll is low priced than the real one, when I do that she looks relieved >.>Uuu

 

Unfortunately, since I'm 15, my parents have to know. I wish they didn't, and I think that's going to make getting into this hobby harder.

 

I made the mistake of telling certain people and now I can't live it down. Especially about Frederick, since he costed me $720. I won't be making that mistake again, only doll owners will know from now on because the non-owners I know just don't understand.

 

I'd never hide them, they are a part of my life and if people can't accept that then they aren't the kind of person I wanna spend time with. I never tell people how much they cost anyway, even if they ask. It's vulgar.

 

It depends on who asks, if its a person i know would understand, then yes, but if it was someone who would just think worse about my interest in dolls if told, then no.

 

Yes! Haha I work in a Christmas store and I had my coworker personalize some ornaments for my dolls When she asked who Leo and Seff were, I told her vaguely that they were just some people . . . I love my coworker to pieces but I know she wouldn't understand this hobby at all, so it's easier to just not get into it.