Would you lie about your BJD?

i dont mind telling. i told my friends and they went like *WOAH your crazy* but then they have their own hobby like tea sets and cosplays... so after showing them what the money was spent on... they mostly understand.
my family wont know about the price, cause my head will hurt after

 

I tell everyone.
I even show my boyfriends hardcore friends and they love it!
I post them openly to friends/family on facebook
and I even take them to school or work to show my classmates, teachers and colleagues (I'm a vet student so i work with pretty serious people!)

 

Nobody has ever asked me what my dolls cost. They are probably too busy thinking I'm weird and are just not interested. I'd tell hem if they asked though. My husband knows, he bought me my Mnf Celine

 

Hoooooo yeah. Price wise, I could never tell my family members about how much I'm spending for a doll. Although they'd see the beauty in the work of it and such, the cost would be way too much for them. I consider myself a frugal person, but not when it comes to art XDD I love art of almost every kind, and since I recently got into BJDs, most of my money is going to them!

 

I honestly love telling people about my dolls and how much they cost. I love the reactions!

 

There are some people I tell about that I have BJD's, and some people I won't tell about.


I also am doubting now about telling my mum about the prices because everytime she seems disappointed I spend so much money on dolls. Then we get a figh about it but when I'm about buying a doll, I can never keep my mouth shut, i just want to share my enthusiasm with someone else.

 

I mean, it just depends on the kind of rapport I have with the person. Like, is this a behavior of mine that would shock or surprise them? Do they think I am weird already and wouldn't question it? With that said, only my immediate family, my lifelong best friend, and a new friend from college know about her; it's not exactly something easy to fit into a conversation, you know?

I wouldn't share the financial information with anyone, though, unless they were genuinely interested in the hobby and we were talking about it. I am not even sure my mom knows the real amount I really paid for my girl.

 

Actually, I'll ask if someone has heard of BJDs, but I'll never tell anyone except my friends about it... nowadays, it's hard to tell who's my friend and who's my enemy, though...

 

Yeah would lie about the cost of my bjd to my parents and other relatives if they ever asked lol

Friends, I have few LOL

However, they are pretty open minded about have similar interests to me so I can talk openly with them, but maybe acquaintances or people I don't know that well yet who have no similar interests... Def lie lol

 

I have, unfortunately - mainly to my SO, though.

We have a rule in the house where our money is separate and as long as our bills get paid, it doesn't matter what we spend the money on and we aren't allowed to get upset at each other. We both work hard for our own paychecks so it's unfair to be upset when we spend it on things we want.

That doesn't, of course, mean I don't get a bit embarrassed about how much I spend on mine, so to avoid disapproving looks I may fib a little. >_>

 

I am a student right now, living on student loan and spending money on BJDs is NOT a very smart move when you have approximately 100-200€ to spend in a month- and that's the money you have to pay bills out of and buy food with.

So I haven't told my mom about all of my dolls... Even though the one I particularly avoid mentioning was bought when my money situation was a bit better and she seems supportive enough of my hobby. I can't help but feel a bit bad about leaving out information/actually lying about how much some wig or something cost me.

 

Well, it's my money and the only other person who really knows is my husband and he's ok with it. In fact, he thinks its great because I had never been this excited about anything else before. But I do keep other family members in the dark about costs. It's my hobby it is expensive and that's all I think they need to know.

 

I dont mind my family knowing but beyound that no. Im a nurse and id be worried it could affect work/patient relationships.

 

I wouldn't even tell anybody about collecting bjds, much less the specifics. I try to hide all my nerdy hobbies Maybe my mother and some online friends, but that's it.

 

oh my goodness.....I dont even want to imagine telling my dad or his family about bjd's. Uuuugh, just imagining all the judging and cold remarks makes me feel anxious.

But...I don't think I would lie if they outright asked me? I don't think I could. I don't like lying. But...uuuugh. I hope they never ask me.

 

No I don't lie about them. My entire immediate family are artists (mom, father and brother). They know art items are expensive. The price was a shock to my BF at first and even though we have our seperate finances, I still wouldn't lie to him.

Even my boss knows about my dolls, since they are delivered to my work. I'm the OM at a Vet clinic and I also will tell volunteers and my mom helps me out sometimes and she gets all proud of me and likes to blab about my hobby as well hahaha.

I let my freak flag fly high and proud

 

i think its nice if you can be open and honest in your life about collecting BJD but in some situations it may not be the best idea. collecting BJD to me is not a weird hobby but one for creative people. we're able to customise them (that may involve crafting for ourselfs or paying someone to meet our ideas) create stories, take photos and so much more. I have to disassociate my personal hobbies from my workplace and if that means telling a white lie then so be it. There was a women on one ward where I had a placement her religion was i hope i dont butcher this pagism (and she said she was a witch) I thought this was cool and interesting especially as my placement was around halloween however not everyone is an open and kind, she was taunted and teased by her work collegues, it made for a very unpleasant environment for her as she had no respected and was bullied. The price as with any hobby it cost money. it most likely works out cheaper than smoking or binge drinking on a night out each weekend so if someone every asked i would say its cheaper and healthier than smoking or drinking.

 

I've had situations where I had to lie about them just because they didn't understand the point of having dolls.

I often tell them that they're more than dolls to me and they've helped me a lot especially in my times of depression. I usually avoid talking to human beings because let's face it, if they have never had depression they would never understand what you are going through and if they did, they wont be able to help you much because they also have their own fight to fight. So when asked about my dolls I would simply shrug off the topic and not talk about them instead of lying because I feel bad that I have to lie about the things I love the most.

On the other hand, I am thankful that the people CLOSE to me actually understand my hobby. they support me. Espcially my husband. He sometimes pays for my dolls even when I tell him I can pay for them myself. He's very considerate and thus makes the dolls even more special because there's sentimental value behind them.

I never lied to my family about them because they are like detectives and would know if I am lying. haha! But I was really impressed that instead of telling me to stop, they supported me. My brother even collects BJDs too. And I find it really nice.

 

I can't tell my parents about my doll, or my any of my male co-workers. Or really any of my co-workers. My friends know, but it may have been better that they didn't.

 

I'd never outright lie about how bjd costs to my parents but I've been an expert of avoiding such questions ever since I started ordering online and packages of all sizes get delivered to our home. I just simply tell them not to ask such questions in a playful manner so they won't feel bad. Oldies are such sensitive people.
I might tell my best friend, she's such a geek like me and she won't bat an eyelid even if I tell her any weird hobbies...