Your partner and your BJD...

^^ LOL no he does not like them but he tolerates it.
Like I tolerate his sports car garbage

 

My (now ex, happily) girlfriend was very dismissive and insulting, saying I was wasting my money on "something that just sits on a shelf" and tried to convince me to sell Larten and Arra at the first sign of a (temporary) money crunch. She criticized and laughed at me for using gender pronouns when talking about my dolls instead of saying "it." Even when she toned down her treatment of me personally, she was incredibly rude about my doll friends and the bjd community as a whole, constantly mocking the culture for everything from the different ways we play to box openings. (But her collection of antique dolls was perfectly fine because they were "real" dolls not "pieces of mass-produced plastic".)

Life with her would have been unbearable if it weren't for our other roommate. HE was incredibly supportive and had no problem using gender pronouns or anything. He loved watching me sew and was super interested in what I made and how I did it. He even helped me with a box opening once!

Going forward I'm going to insist on RESPECT from my partners, for my hobbies and everything else about me. I've definitely learned my lesson.

 

My boyfriend finds fantasy dollies really creepy, especially brands like doll chateau. Sadly I really like those types of dolls. I'm going to gradually introduce him to more "normal" dolls until he's comfortable with some of the weirder stuff.

 

My ex girlfriend did NOT like my dolls, what so ever She thought they were the creepiest most scary looking things ever made, and I had to keep them looking in a different direction then we were sitting in my livingroom, when she was over. And they had to be put away whenever she stayed the night.. Kinda made me laugh at first, but it started to become a real pain towards the end. We broke up for different reasons, but the dolls sure are glad to see her go

 

My fiance does not like my dolls, but not in a mean or dismissive way. He just is not the sort of guy to like things like dolls. He does laugh at some of the styling choices I make for them, but when things go wrong, like zippers breaking on boots he will jump in and try to help.

He however does like that my dolls are something that makes me be social. From going to doll meets to meeting someone buying something from me who happened to live in the area we do. He would rather I go out and be social even with other doll people than sit around the house even if it means not spending time with him. Because he would rather eat a plate of glass than go to a doll meet up.

 

My partner is very supportive. He thinks its great that I have found something that makes me happy. At first he did say the dolls are "freaky lookin" but over time and me showing him relentlessly he has even started to say "awwww, cuuuute". Even if he's doing it just to make me happy, I appreciate it. I always get excited when I get new clothes or wigs and when I show him he pretends to be interested but is genuinely excited that I am so excited.

I wouldn't be able to be with someone who didn't accept my interests and hobbies. I'm not asking him to get a doll and join me or anything. I feel really bad for those of you who have had to deal with people who were not supportive and sometimes downright abusive about it :S

 

Twenty-two years divorced and now just acquired a gentleman friend in the last few months. At this point in our lives, what you see is what you get! My doll interest, his love of country-western music--ain't neither of us changing for the other.

 

My Ex-girlfriend neither liked or disliked my dolls, but I felt she was jealous about my new hobby because it also came with new friends and weekends I would spend on a dollmeet (which once happened every few months) or money I would rather save than spend on something else.
She also got a new hobby, but unlike her I didn't mind that at all, after all a couple does not need to share every interest with each other.

My new girlfriend is now my partner in crime, she collects too (started shortly after she met me and saw a BJD for the first time) and has done so since 2009.
We share our love for the hobby but she is less active, especially in the community, and prefers to quietly do her thing, slowly but steady.
I'm more open and active and also way more invested into my dolls and how they look, I spend a great deal of my time and money into them...while she also collects re-ment and thus has to split up her spending money on tiny food or tiny people

 

My boyfriend (of four years) was somewhat weirded out when I bought my first doll. Barely a month after he had arrived I had bought another and my boyfriend fell head over heels for her (he loves dragons and she's a DZ Moon so it was like a match made in heaven). Now my boyfriend has decided that once he's gotten a job, he'll be spending his first paycheck on a bjd. He's already got two on his wishlist! XD

 

My partner is same. My dolls are "creepy" and "ugly" (especially doll chateau), and I "obsess over them too much".

 

Mine is really cool about it. I show him photos and he tells me if it's pretty or not. He even buy dolls for me

 

My boyfriend of almost 4 years knows to expect "weird" things from me at this point XD he thinks most dolls are really creepy, but he's super duper supportive. If I make something for them that came out awesome, he'll actually show it off to his friends when they're over. And he tolerates me every ten minutes "OMG LOOK AT THIS ONE" or "THIS IS THE ONE MATT, THIS IS THE ONE", and that's all I could really ask for in a partner hahaha. But the further I get into it the more he tries to understand and not really get into it with me, but help me and be excited with me He has a lot of collections and weird hobbies, so he has no room to judge anyway :p

 

My husband and I have been together nearly 10 years, married for 2. He's big into gaming and nerd culture, so my love of bjds is totally acceptable to him. He's not into it himself, but he loves that I have an offbeat hobby. Since I've had some woes recently it has been really apparent that bjds make me happy, and he likes it when I'm happy.

He probably would prefer if I stop collecting now, at 8 dolls (2 minifee, 2 lati yellow, 4 pukipuki), just because we're in a smallish condo and also the financial aspect of it, little does he know I have plans for about 10 more XD

 

So far my boyfriend is pretty neutral on the whole topic, they don't bother him but its not something he is looking to jump in and get involved with either. He likes that they make me happy

 

My husband adores my doll collecting as well as, all my hobbies. He loves BJD dolls, but he has expressed concern over the prices. So, for now I cannot jump in the BJD swimming pool with both feet until things are better for us economically. He did let me get one tiny doll and, we are having so much fun with her. He has been helping me organize all her stuff. He is a wonderful man. I feel lucky to have him. So, in turn I try very hard to support his hobbies.

 

My Fiancee actually was very supportive when I first started showing him of photos of others dolls before I had my own. I even told him the general price of them too and he didn't seem to flinch. He knows how serious I am about this hobby, and that I am not just 'blowing my money in the wind'. It's something I've been involved with in almost a year. He loves seeing how creative I get with styling them, and sending them off for their face-ups. He even follows me on Instagram and likes all my dolly photos. :3 But I only have two dolls, and I have stuck by them for ages, so as long as I keep my doll family to a minimum, I think he's fine! (:

 

My girlfriend actually loves that I have dolls. She loves all things aesthetic. She's sculpting major. it'd be weird if she didnt like them. She doesnt have a problem with my habit of getting them (i never tell her prices) even though its uncommon for guys and stuff. I mean I don't 'play' with them as much as most people in the hobby, I keep them displayed and more appreciate them artistically. I plan to do more with them once I get my two new ones in transit. it's more appealing to do photos when theres more than 2, especially when they're different sizes.
she even taught me how to sew by hand so I can make stuff for my bjds. Im really glad she likes them. She said she'd even get her own if she had a better salary.
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I also have a boyfriend of two years. He is supportive of my hobby, but he does think doll stuff is way too expensive. Though, he spends like 300 dollars on anime figures when we go to conventions so he can't say anything

 

My boyfriend of two years is very supportive of my hobby, and any time I mention really wanting to go to a doll convention he encourages me to go (I haven't yet, but mostly due to lack of free time thanks to school and work). He rarely handles my dolls and isn't really 'into' them, but they don't bother him at all and he's glad I have a hobby I enjoy.

It's sad to hear about people in the hobby with un-supportive significant others ;___; My ex-husband was like that, he really didn't like my hobby and was always complaining about the price even though I was the breadwinner between us. All I can say is that if they're that negative about it to the point they're insulting you and the hobby, maybe you'd be better off without them >__< I can understand not liking the dolls, or even being frightened by them, but they can at least be supportive of something that makes you happy. It's a harmless hobby so long as you're not overspending and getting into debt over it.

On the other hand, it's nice to see so many people with significant others that are supportive!

 

My boyfriend is supportive of it even if he really thinks this hobby is very expensive. (he is a savings man, very practical)
He bought me my first doll. I was really shy about it (was hesitating a bit) but he says he is happy when I'm happy.
He supports me with everything. I love him very much