Your partner and your BJD...

My ex was more critical of the hobby than I was happy with, but she tolerated it okay. (She didn't really have room to talk with some of her hobbies but somehow it was always different when it was her. Oh well.) Our roommate on the other hand is totally supportive and loves watching me play with my dolls! He always wants to see my latest projects.

I think going forward I would like to have a partner who was either into it as much as I am, or into me being into it. I could also tolerate someone who didn't care one way or the other, but I don't think I'm in the mood to put up with criticism again.

 

My husband also likes my dolls (he also owns 3), he is just a little pissed because I buy so many of them all the time (he is right!). He is also a collector of other things and so he can quite feel with me (still he is not this extreme as I am)

 

Mr Catopolis is somewhat supportive...it's hard to explain. He lent me the rest of the money to buy my first doll an Island Doll Amy in SD size, but he just isn't interested in them at all. On the other hand he loves watching me sew for her and he doesn't mind how much I spend on them because I put rent, bills and food first so the money is just left over spending money and if something comes up I will happily dip into my doll fund to cover it.
I suffer severe depression and having my doll to focus on and other dolls to look forward to helps me not feel as bad when life gets too much for me.
Like I said he doesn't mind how much they cost because it's my money, just like when he bought an iPad I didn't mind because it was his money.

 

I have yet to get my doll but I have talked to my husband about the dolls and he was weirded out at first, but then went on to say that if it makes me happy, thats all that matters, then proceeded to use the argument that he plays video games so its really not much different, so ultimately i guess that means hes ok with it??? lol

 

I've been into BJD's for a long time, basically all of my adult dating life. I don't care if my partners like the dolls or not, but the dolls have been a pretty good test for who's worth my time. Dudes who respect my like of my dolls and think it's neat that I have a creative hobby tend to last longer. Dudes who think they are weird, creepy or say otherwise disparaging things tend to be critical of other aspects of my life as well, or a poor match for me in other ways. So, while i don't care if a guy LIKES my dolls, I do care if he respects that it's my hobby and I get joy out of it.

 

My husband has more dolls than I do! He prefers Dollfie Dreams, and our girls share clothes all the time :3

 

I'm just getting into the BJD hobby, only had my first doll for about 3 weeks (and I'm still working on getting her the perfect wig and eyes ^.^; ). My hubby's initial reaction was "What? You wanna play with dolls? You're so cute." At which point I rolled my eyes and then started talking excitedly about modding them and making things for them, to which his reaction was pretty much the same.

Then, when I got an invite to DoA and started showing him pictures of dolls with armor and tattoos and scar mods, he started thinking it was really cool and he wants to get some too :P We've been talking about doing cosplay photoshoots and maybe even some stop motion animation with them...

 

My fiance is scared of dolls. They really creep him out. He's got irrational fears that they'll come to life and devour his soul. Hahaha! But, I know that he loves me, and supports my passions because of this: I've wanted a BJD since I was 14 years old. I'm now 25. Only recently have I gotten financially stable enough to invest in a doll without risking my bills, and I'm still not comfortable spending such a large sum on myself. This month Luts released that new tiny delf centaur and I fell in love with it. It was also within my budget to get. However, I was fighting with myself because I know it's a luxury doll. It's not something I need. My fiance saw how hard I was struggling with deciding on whether or not to get it. Instead of discouraging me from getting the doll, because he is scared of dolls, he told me to go ahead and get it for myself. Because he could tell that I really wanted it, and he wanted me to get myself something nice.

 

My friend told me two years ago to search a hobby for me. After about hours of looking in the internet i saw this beautiful doll, LTF Ante, then the price, it was not able for me to buy. So i look another hours and then i saw a Pullip, he paid the half, but she is now my first and last Pullip i ever had. One year later i had the chance to get her, LTF Ante i was so happy. Now 2 years after starting my hobby there were 10 Dolls, 5 are allready here and 2 will move in. And there´s no end in sight

 

My partner seems to have a neutral opinion about them. He has told me he hated them at one point, but then: one of his friends told that the dolls to her, are like rpg characters and that's what made my partner go "oh... OH!" since he's been um-- "hardcore" roleplayer when he was younger.
But he still doesn't like them that much. Too much responsibility: he doesn't understand why would anyone want to have a doll, which costs so much and gets damaged/yellowed so easily. Can't blame him, since I thought the same before I got my doll.
+ He thinks they are creepy and thinks they are watching him with a murderous intentions!

I'm trying to win him over by making a doll based on Rivaille or Eren from Attack on Titan~ Mwhahahahahh!

 

My BJD appeared at my house just because of my husband! He helped me to collect the required amount to the first BJD, and the second too. A third BJD he presented himself to me (for the fact that I spent a whole year every day involved in gymnastics at home). It is true he is a little curmudgeon says that we live too many other dolls, but still he comes up with them all the characters

 

I broke up with my bf because of bjds...
It's the stupidest story ever. I don't wanna talk about it.

 

My boyfriend supports anything that makes me happy. He reminds me when I get guilts for spending money on myself, because there is so much other good I could do with the monies, that I deserve things for me, too. I think he might be plotting something with one of my brothers, now that he knows a doll will soon be coming. >.> They both keep smirking like they know a secret.

 

My husband supports my many arty hobby's 100%. He's really sweet that way. He enjoys doing model trains n scale, so all my art supplies come in handy for his hobby too. Its like we both enjoy creating things so its really nice. I'm very lucky this way I think. Only down side is both are expensive hobbies and I have to reel both of us in from not spending too much money!

 

Since I had already had a doll for a few months before I started dating my guy, he met me while I was already in the hobby...so it wasn't something he suddenly had to get used to or anything -- it was part of me when we met. So that definitely helped things I think.

We both have our own unusual hobbies so we have a mutual respect. He even came to a doll event at our local anime convention with me. He's very supportive and even sometimes admires some dolls. He's a huge fantasy buff so I think I might even be able to lure him into the hobby with anthro and dragon dolls >w>

 

I don't have a partner. I will probably never have a partner. But if I ever end up with one, I'm hoping that person will just be chill and accept it and not make a huge deal of it. Like yes, I have dolls -- but they don't play a large roll in my life, so any partner I have shouldn't really give it much thought.

 

My sweetheart thinks they are creepy lol. But he is ok with them

 

My boyfriend (of soon to be 10 months) doesn't mind my dolls. He compliments my face ups and body blushing. He just doesn't like the price, but who does. I think he doesn't mind them because they make me happy. His brother on the other hand is loudmouth hater. Haters gonna hate, lol!

 

My partner came way after my doll did! Luckily he was very accepting of my hobby not finding it "creepy" at all! I suppose I am lucky. They even opened up recently about the idea of getting their own doll soon! I'm so excited

 

My hubby doesn't really mind the dolls as long as I don't spend *too* much money all at once on them, and they don't hang around naked/headless/eyeless in a generally creepy manner. He definitely does not plan to buy any of his own, but he has accompanied me to local doll meets and he helps me name the dolls that have been impulse buys! He also likes to chip in ideas for costumes and outfits.