Your partner and your BJD...

My ex-husband thinks dolls are creepy and barely tolerated my BJD hobby. He let me get the dolls I did because he wanted me to be happy. But he never failed to tell me "that's creepy. he's creepy. she's creepy."

My current bf thinks my dolls are awesome. I like to show him things on the forum and he's very appreciative of the work that goes into some of these dolls. I showed him an IH Jessica and he was like, "whoa! You need one!"

 

my husband is a concept artist at a video game company and also trained as a fine arts painter... he looks at the dolls from a sculptural perspective and thinks they're amazing. He's also pretty intrigued by the boobs on the EID girls and wants to get one.

he's also my willing model when I sculpt guys. XD

 

I've have 3 bjds and my boyfriend tells me they're scary looking. Even when they have on the girliest outfit I have he says they're scary. I don't understand it sometimes, I don't find anything at all creepy about them. It's not like I have them in dark goth or spooky attire. I'm more into the harajuku, lolita and casual looks.

 

I do not have a boyfriend but I would want someone who loves me enough to respect what I like even if it does seem weird to them. I think for me that I would want someone who has a hobby of there own so they would not frown on my doll collecting and would understand and love me just for being me. I know BJD's are expensive but I feel like I handle my money well all my bills get paid first so if I buy myself something expensive from time to time I feel like that is my right.

 

My husband is super supportive and he likes all my dolls; he even adopted and restyled my CH LJ Mars.

He's not thrilled with the prices, who really is?, but he sees the value in them and how happy I am because of it. I used to be very crafty and drew all the time when we met and dated but due to life's recent stresses I haven't done much of either lately. It made me very cranky, moody, and miserable. Because of the dolls I've started up again and he's happy that I'm happy and getting to be creative. He lets me bounce ideas off him and he is very active in helping me figure out looks and colors for them. He is actually the reason I got both Trond and Kivi instead of just Trond ("He would just look lonely without the girl, don't you think?") and he helped me find names for them. He's been encouraging me to learn to sew as well. ^^ I'm very lucky!

 

I haven't yet gotten a doll, but my enthusiasm is definitely clear.
I'll show him different sculpts and say "Isn't she pretty! look look!" But he just thinks all dolls are creepy, especially the ones that look more realistic, but to me the more the faces are altered and distorted the more I dislike them.
I'm kind of determined to find a doll that meets his tastes just for the challenge, though I doubt that will ever happen. Once I get the doll though and he's around it, he'll probably get used to it. That's just the way people are, they adapt.
Unless of course it's a phobia.

 

c= I have a new girlfriend, but we've been friends for about a year and she thinks that the dolls are really cool and loves looking at them. It makes me happy~

 

My boyfriend doesn't mind. Well, I talked him into talking a teacher into buying Obitsus for posing mannequins instead of those wooden ones at the store. xD He got the off-topic 11cm Obitsu at AX and wants to sculpt a head for it, also. Some BJDs kind of creep him out, but others impress him.

 

My partner, porcelainsmorge, was the one who got me into dolls! Together we already have six!

 

My boyfriend doesn't like my dolls, and hates it when he notices them just before sleeping when we are at mine. But he isn't ashamed me and thinks that it's cool that I do like them, so in a sense, he does like them. I that makes ANY sense! Haha~ He is so suuportive and will talk moulds and visual concepts with me; he is my good conscience, however, and gets me to evaluate every doll spending I do so I don't over spend! Especially when it comes to buying new dolls, he has seen me sell so many already. My problem is I've only ever bonded with one doll, but I'll keep buying them because I love BJD's so much

 

My husband doesn't understand them at all nor does he understand why I love them, but he's very supportive. He's bought me two dolls so far and I know one day when we can afford them, he would be willing to get me more. It's an important part of a relationship, after all, supporting each other in their various endeavours. I don't get his hobby of collecting Civil War stuff but as long as we can afford it, then I support it as well.

 

My boyfriend likes the fact that this hobby sparks my creativity.
He's not so fond of the costs, but he accepts it.
He also finds most dolls creepy, fortunately for him I only have one at the moment and he got used to her.
I took her with me the last time I was at his house, and she fell down, it was him who put her back and put her in a sitting position. I thought it was quite cute n__n

 

My partner was a bit creeped out at first but has now warmed up to my first doll. He's even made me agree that the next doll, which will be a boy, will be named and dressed by him!

It's nice that he's supportive, and even puts money aside so we can get things for my one and only doll and calms me down when my sewing doesnt go quite to plan and I get frustrated.

(Oh and he supplies me with lots of tea while I'm doing some late night spontaneous sewing!)

 

My fiance, is actually very supportive. He doesn't quite like how much they are, but he's allowing me to save up for one anyways. He had also made a proposition that if I really liked them, he would get me one every christmas, but I told him I didn't want a lot, but he could get outfits for my doll when I get it.

It's actually really nice knowing he doesn't think that i'm crazy or something for loving dolls.

 

I actually pre-ordered my first doll just before I started dating my current boyfriend, so he doesn't know about it yet. I'm kinda nervous about telling him about it. Any advice?

 

My boyfriend is very understanding! He buys me doll stuff for holidays and birthdays and stuff because the rest of my family refuses and he knows I really want doll stuff as gifts. Last year he paid for my doll's face-up by Poppy, and he recently bought me a Soom tiny outfit just because.

He's even okay with the price now, but then he can't really talk since he recently got a massive 2.5k laptop JUST so he can play his video games (and do other things as well, obviously, but those a much cheaper and more portable laptop can do too...)

When we first started dating I introduced him to my characters first, and then showed him the dolls. He actually had a bit of a doll phobia so he was kind of creeped out at first and wasn't terribly enthused about them (but he was polite enough not to say anything). I remember he actually confessed to me about it a bit later, upset that he was scared/creeped out by a hobby of mine. However, he's recently gained much more interest in them (I guess because they became more familiar and less "scary"), actively helping me pick out stuff for my dolls (the Soom outfit he got he offered to buy because he said he liked it) and telling me his opinions about them. He recently told me he actually wanted a Puki Cupid3... Because he wanted to give it a tiny knife and pose it lurking behind my other dolls, but nevertheless, it's still a doll he wants! (And he told me he'd never consider getting one....)

 

My husband doesn't like my dolls and thinks I'm pretty odd for loving them so much, but he does buy me dolls for my birthday and Christmas, and encourages me to learn to sew for them or do faceups myself, so he is a bit supportive in his way. Can't imagine having a partner who was also into dolls, that would be so wonderful!

 

My boyfriend thinks its a strange/odd hobby and doesn't understand parts of it, but as long as I'm happy then he's happy, he says that is all that matters. He will listen to me talk about my plans etc and will give input. He likes the idea of my sewing and doing face ups as he can see the creativity in it. He actually doesn't mind the prices. He , like me, says it's a hobby, hobbies are suppose to be expensive. If you have the extra money, spend it on what you like. He likes to build his jeep up. We both have jeep wranglers but I rather but my money towards my dollies!I would love for him to get me some doll clothing for Christmas...I think that's super cute and romantic!

 

I would suggest to tell him before it arrives, otherwise he might be upset because apparently you don't trust him... Just try explaining to him what you like so much about it, and depending on the kind of guy he is, that you won't expect him to go doll-shopping with you :P It's your hobby and if he doesn't like it you shouldn't force it on him, be he should also just let you do the things that you like and don't force his opinion on you.

 

First my boyfriend was scard when I show him one of my Dolls the first time and after that he like them (specially my little girl) more and more - on photos, he hadn't saw them in real beacause we live too far from each other and I drive always to his place.
But he bought me a doll as a birthdaypresent... I didn't want that, beacause thats too much but he got his own had and said, as long as she makes me happy, he's happy too. So now I'm okay with that