Would you sell your collection for a spouse?

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If he wants me to give up something I've loved nearly half my life he ain't worth it. Throw the whole person out honey. No.

 

In a sort of "press the button" situation, I wouldn't trade my dolls for some mythical perfect someone. My dolls and my friends who share the hobby mean more to me than some hypothetical "perfect" someone. It doesn't help that I'm already married so, uh, I don't think my husband would like it if I did that - regardless of what I traded.
In a "my partner asked me to" kind of situation, I think I would treat it in a similar fashion to if they asked me to get rid of my cats. My cats, and my dolls, have been here longer than you have. And they're gonna stay long after you're gone.

 

Nope. Thats even worse than asking me to give up my firstborn child lmfao. In all seriousness, as everyone else said, you can find a good partner without having to give up your hobbies!

Unless if you have some sort of really unhealthy addiction concerning the dolls, really need the money, just don’t want them anymore, or you literally live in a horror movie and your dolls have all magically become evil; theres no reason to completely forfeit an entire collection.

 

I agree with what other people are saying: if your SO hates your hobbies, they're not "the one".
Obviously people in relationships will have different interests, but if one person hates the other's then it ain't gonna work.

 

It's a big no from me. The dream person would accept my hobbies and honestly my dolls in particular mean too much to me to give them up for anyone.

Edit:
If its a magic trade of some sort it would still be a no. I wouldn't be willing to give up my dolls but I have a few hobbies and I'd probably be willing to give up one of the other ones for the dream person - I'd miss my dolls way too much though.

 

I probably wouldn't like the person of my dreams. If this is a kind of wish scenario, it would probably be twisted into everything I think I want. Wishes always get corrupted, and usually what you think you want isn't what you actually want.

I'll stick with my dolls, who are perfect as they are. I'd miss them far too much anyway... I've gotten rid of things for my exes when we were together, and those are usually the regrets that pop up in my head.

To get some extra money when I was born my dad sold off all of his comic books. He regrets not finding another way to get some extra money, as he can never replace the collection he had. I don't ever want to feel that loss for a hobby I am so passionate about... (he has started collecting comics again though, and he's really enjoying it ^^)

 

Even if I don't have dolls yet, I agree with what others have said they'd have to accept me and my hobbies if we are to be together. I couldn't just sell things I love and is a hobby I like. I rather have someone who also loves the hobbies I like actually <.<

 

My hamster brain was so confused by your title, I was like, sell my collection for a spouse? like as part of the dowry or...? then I figured it out.
But to answer your question... no. If it's not someone who would respect my dolls (or any other collection/hobby) then it's not the person of my dreams. No one that I would be with would give me that kind of ultimatum and if they tried, they'd be out the door so fast their head would spin.

 

Bold of you to assume that I would date someone who isn't as nerdy or more so than I am.

So no.
They also better stick around for the massive amounts of Pokemon cards that I have too.

 

I think most folks here aren't interpreting it as a "deal with the devil" this scenario. If I was to go with that, then there is a high likelihood I'd say yes because, as much as my dolls mean to me (and some of them mean a lot), if there was a no catch trade for someone who is perfect for me, then it feels worth it. To me, it's the same as asking those who already are in love /happily with their spouses if they'd trade their collection or lose their partner, and I don't think anyone would choose dolls over their person.

But in the scenario of a potential partner asking me to get rid of my dolls, then no, absolutely not! My dolls and myself are a package deal ​

 

Even as a deal with the devil/press the button situation I wouldn’t. I’m sure there’s someone out there for me - they don’t have to be perfect. I love my collection too much - I am specifically interested in more unusual, fantasy sculpts, and they reflect my personality.

Now, if it was a situation where my partner was really sick and we desperately needed the money to pay for the hospital, then yes. I would give up my dolls so they could live. We’d have to be married, though, I’ve heard too many horror stories where the sick partner gets better and then runs off with someone else.

 

I would not sell my collection to make another person happy. That's a big no.

 

My eldest BJD resin head sculpt is 20-years old now, and fmy eldest BJD full-resin-bjd is 17-years I own seven full resin BJD after 20-years in this particular hobby. However, I am not a romantic or sexual person, I am not interested in other people that way, never have and never will (I'm fourty-two years old and have literal zero interest of those types). However, if the deal was really juicy, like immortally without aging, the ability to learn things immidiately without limit and without forgetting, I might consider. For a "dream spouse," no freaking way. I don't even get it when other people allow others (significant/romantic-parter) to decide what they do with their hard-earned-money, I wouldn't personally trade my collections for anyone, for any reason. My fur babes, not even a question.

I'm weird, I know. I am a minority in the world having no desires to be romantically involved ever, and I'm perfectly happy never knowing what it's like, I've never wondered either (it would actually turn my stomach when people would ask me out, when I was much younger/teen). (:

 

Well, my perfect someone would buy the dolls off me, so I guess my answer is yes! A partner-in-crime AND I get to keep my dolls LOL

 

Would never give up on things I like for anyone, honestly.

 

Several people (including the OP) have pointed out that the question is actually phrased as a "Would you push the red button?"-type scenario, which I missed when answering. That said, my answer stays the same! I spent more than ten years without dolls, and much of that was also spent wistfully remembering them. On the other hand, can't miss someone you've never met, so...

 

In either of the two scenarios (press a button, or please a someone demanding), it's an absolutely not from me. I already like my dolls more than real people, so even in the "press a button" situation, I can't imagine myself liking a mythical person more than my dolls.

 

I already have my dream husband, and he supports my weird hobbies In an alternate reality where the devil himself pops up and is like, your dolls for your perfect spouse! No strings attached! I would probably say, sure? There are so many beautiful sculpts out there, and my characters could probably be shelled in equally beautiful dolls with some patience.

 

Absolutely not. I was very upfront about my dolls and my pets, you have a problem with either, we are not going to work.

A person should not have to give up their hobbies (unless it is self harming, but that is for a different reason) to be with someone else. There should be enough mutual respect that you can work with each others interests.

As for "click a button", I am alright with spending my time with the guy I chose without having to give up my hobbies. No one is Mr. Perfect but mine is close enough.