People's comments to your DD's

Haha I had to kind of necrobump this because I just had a horrible experience that I would like to rant about D:

 

Since I normally go out with the Toronto DD Group, we've generally recieved positive comments. Some of the funnier negative ones were posted a while back xD. I love the alien spaceship one PlasticFantastic posted a couple posts back lol.

 

But yes back to my angry rant. My friends are generally very accepting of my hobby. Most of them are in an anime related hobby themselves and I managed to convert my best friend into this hobby >. I was really excited about the KOS-MOS DD and I posted a picture on my friend's fb wall saying "I want her ". And we were having a blast talking about her! Then I had a friend, let's call her friend A, that posted "Wow...so this one's the next one?". I replied saying I was thinking about it. Then another friend, friend B, goes "oh god". Then friend A says that she looks really pricey. The original friend whose wall I posted on says "she's so pretty! Probably like 3k" (long story short she misread a comment so she thought KOS-MOS was 3k) and friend A says "i hope she isn't 3k, cus that is damn pricy. I rather just have a picture"

 

Seriously. I was being really chipper about it, and I joked that I should just delete the picture (since I was implying that the comments were not positive). And she says "yeah, just remove the picture lol.". Yep after that I just deleted the picture and I'm super pissed. Nothing really riles me up but I felt really betrayed. Knowing her personality she's basically accusing me of having no money/spending my money recklessly. I'm in business. I watch my financials and budget often. I never let my financial account go under a certain amount. What I don't spend on clothes and make-up I spend on my hobby. If she was my friend she would know that about me. It especially bothered me because we were close in high school, and still talk sometimes even though we're in different universities.

 

I felt really stupid about posting KOS-MOS' picture on fb right after I deleted the picture. Why did I set myself up to be humiliated like that!? But then I though that's not fair! I should be able to post what I want on facebook without being judged like that. I don't know, thoughts about publicly posting about your hobby, anyone? xD. Sorry for block of text but I'm so riled up I can't even sleep.

.... I don't know how to handle this, Mom found my DD collection a few minutes ago....

 

I'm 30 and no girlfriend and now she knows I have been having fun dressing up DDs. I admit I enjoyed every second of it.

 

on the bright side, at least I can now display them wide in the open. I think I actually enjoyed being secretive about something.

I should be able to post what I want on facebook without being judged like that. I don't know, thoughts about publicly posting about your hobby, anyone? xD. Sorry for block of text but I'm so riled up I can't even sleep.

 

I want to say "Post what you want on your FB, who cares what others think. If you're determined to get it, no amount of negativity is going to stop you, right? Not like you're killing someone."

 

But I don't post my girls on FB because most of my friends are also my coworkers, and we're not a nice bunch of people either.

It's always so easy to tell other people "Don't worry about what anybody else thinks." But then you stop and realize how much you censor yourself for the very same reasons. I know that I almost never mention Yuriko on FB, and only recently started on Twitter and Tumblr, and those only because none of my family is on either of them and the only people following me who I know are people from here.

.... I don't know how to handle this, Mom found my DD collection a few minutes ago....

 

I'm 30 and no girlfriend and now she knows I have been having fun dressing up DDs. I admit I enjoyed every second of it.

 

on the bright side, at least I can now display them wide in the open. I think I actually enjoyed being secretive about something.

 

I know this feeling. I'm 28 and no girlfriend. Most of my friends are very stereotypical guys so whenever they come over to my apartment, I move my girls into the bedroom. They always ask when I'm finally going to put something on the big empty display table I have in the living room.

 

Well last night I finally got stuck and the guys were going to be at the apartment before I could get home and clean up. Needless to say, I got razzed pretty hard for hiding the girls. Overall, though, my friends didn't care much about my hidden hobby. Only one person said they were creepy. The rest pretty much shrugged their shoulders and asked what kind of beer I had.

.... I don't know how to handle this, Mom found my DD collection a few minutes ago....

 

I'm 30 and no girlfriend and now she knows I have been having fun dressing up DDs. I admit I enjoyed every second of it.

 

on the bright side, at least I can now display them wide in the open. I think I actually enjoyed being secretive about something.

 

I know this feeling. I'm 28 and no girlfriend. Most of my friends are very stereotypical guys so whenever they come over to my apartment, I move my girls into the bedroom. They always ask when I'm finally going to put something on the big empty display table I have in the living room.

 

Well last night I finally got stuck and the guys were going to be at the apartment before I could get home and clean up. Needless to say, I got razzed pretty hard for hiding the girls. Overall, though, my friends didn't care much about my hidden hobby. Only one person said they were creepy. The rest pretty much shrugged their shoulders and asked what kind of beer I had.

 

Kinda similar here. 31 and currently no girlfriend. I don't hide my hobby though. My girls hang out in the open in my room, never hidden. My Mom, Dad, and my sister's family think they're cool. I've had friends look at me a little funny when they see the girls or pictures of them the first time, but they don't give me crap about them or anything. My first psychologist thought my hobby was wierd, but my psychiatrist and other psychologists I've had said it was a good thing that I have something that I enjoy so much, as it helps with my psychological disorders.

My girl just sits on my desk all the time (or in front of the door). I've brought her out a couple of times for photos or to anime events and I usually carry her around instead of leaving her inside the bag as I'm usually too lazy to keep her back .

 

I'd say my most memorable one was just last Friday, I was planning to go for a doll meet with some of my friends and because I had school till early afternoon, I brought my DD out in the bag. (not that it wouldn't attract attention, bag long enough to fit 1/3 dolls just stands out) I don't really mind answering my classmates' questions about bringing my doll out (they know about her as they've been to my place a couple of times and I just leave her on the table all the time) but I still remember during one of my tutorial classes, my teacher was asking me about it so I took my DD out XD.

 

She was fascinated by it... until she asked me about the price . I suppose people not in the hobby wouldn't understand why my doll is the same as getting a new laptop or mobile phone and it gives to me more enjoyment and satisfaction when I dress her up than my new phone after a few weeks ^^.

I had someone over to fix the some wiring and I didn't expect he has to access the backyard. The only way to the backyard was through my room. When he walked into a room filled with figures and gundam he was shocked. he looks like he's in fear when he spot my 2 DD nearby and my dakimakura on my bed (wasn't very graphic). At least he got the job done early and ran out.

 

well, at least I know he's not afraid of the dd, he was afraid of me.

When I first got into this hobby I did not talk too much about it to any one other than my mom. She first was thinking they where the size of a barbie doll. Needless to say I got some odd looks about the topic but she did not care. So when I got my first DDy and had put her together and got my mom to come see her my mom then knew what I was talking about. Now she gives me crap about how much I spend to make a DD. But the first thing that she said, or better put what she commented on, was May's chest.

 

So some time goes by and I get to a point that I don't care what people think or say so I talk about my DD hobby. I don't care what they think. I will sit there and talk to myself about it if they don't want to hear it. But most the time the guys I work with don't care what we talk about. Anything to make the job go faster. So anyways, I have shown them some pics of my girls and some have stopped by to get things from me and saw my girls in person. I even took them to work one day because someone asked. But I can not make this up, the first thing everyone that has seen my girls says something about is their chest. Not she's cute or that's cool, heck I would not care if they asked how much they cost. No, what do I hear "man look at the size of her boobs" or "looks like she is about to pop out of her top".

When I first got into this hobby I did not talk too much about it to any one other than my mom. She first was thinking they where the size of a barbie doll. Needless to say I got some odd looks about the topic but she did not care. So when I got my first DDy and had put her together and got my mom to come see her my mom then knew what I was talking about. Now she gives me crap about how much I spend to make a DD. But the first thing that she said, or better put what she commented on, was May's chest.

 

So some time goes by and I get to a point that I don't care what people think or say so I talk about my DD hobby. I don't care what they think. I will sit there and talk to myself about it if they don't want to hear it. But most the time the guys I work with don't care what we talk about. Anything to make the job go faster. So anyways, I have shown them some pics of my girls and some have stopped by to get things from me and saw my girls in person. I even took them to work one day because someone asked. But I can not make this up, the first thing everyone that has seen my girls says something about is their chest. Not she's cute or that's cool, heck I would not care if they asked how much they cost. No, what do I hear "man look at the size of her boobs" or "looks like she is about to pop out of her top".

 

Wow you have it pretty tough there, I really wonder how my parents would react if I was a guy though, when my mum found out that most of my friends who collect DDs are guys, she had that "You're kidding" sort of expression.

 

They're a little worried that the people I'm talking to are weird or something (which they aren't obviously, they're just awesome people who are also into it as a hobby but maybe it's because my mum followed me into one of the "adult" floors the last time I was looking for some doujin art books in Japan as well that gave her this impression :/.

 

It's a good thing my friends don't comment on Hitomi's boobs when they see her at least, probably because she's a DD M but most of my friends do say something about "Paying so much for a big Barbie doll".

I only have one so far but I found myself silly, I am a 21 years old male, buying giant doll and dressing it a bit embarrassing but mostly say she is pretty

 

The funny thing is my mom proudly show my doll to her friends and who ever visiting home well honestly I rather she ashamed, when her boy buy a pretty giant doll at least that sounds normal

I have yet to take any of my girl out to a public place. I likely never will, but several of my friend know about them and have seen them in person when visiting as well as my father.

 

As another single male here, I've received a couple teasing remarks about them being "my girlfriend" etc. Nothing too bad, though. In the beginning I think I was more embarrassed by just handling them or talking about skirts etc. The friends that have seen them asked some questions, but overall have no problems with them. We all have been in the anime hobby in some form or another so that helps. They also have spent money on their own expensive things, like making their car engine more powerful etc. They might not get the appeal of DDs, but they certainly can't say anything really negative and they don't.

 

Only one of my friends have made a comment about the eyes being creepy and claims to have a fear of dolls. I tried to figure out why, but it seems rather irrational. Some sort of perceived soul in the small lifeless body or something.

 

Anyway, I give major props to those that can take them out in public. People can be cruel and judging. Even though I don't tend to give a crap what negative things people may think and as much as I love my DDs and have no problem posting about them on my blog etc (except FB, too many crazy relatives on there), I just don't feel a need to put myself in a position to gain unwanted attention. I'm like that with just about everything, though, not just in the case of DDs. Most people just don't get certain things that are out of the "norm". I think it's an interesting psychological thing to think about. Maybe if it was with other people in the hobby I'd be cool with it, but not by myself.

To be completely honest here, If people in my country knew I collected dollfies I may be attacked on the street.

I'm also in the single older male category (turning 29 next month! awww yeaaaaah). I have yet to take any of my girls out in public, but that is mainly because I work very early mornings to late afternoon or evenings, so the lighting isn't very great for pictures. Plus, I am terrible at taking pictures. I have my own business, so I work everyday for the most part, so it is also hard to make it to any events or meets. I'm pretty open about my DDs, I post them on my instagram, which is linked to my Facebook, so everyone I know knows about them. I am also somewhat of a public figure in the import car industry (I compete and help run a fairly popular blog) and I still didn't shy away from posting pictures. I have a wide range of hobbies so my instagram has a variety of photos spanning anywhere from anime, games, cars, DDs, guns, toys, and airsoft. lol

 

My friends already knew that I was a pretty hardcore otaku based on all my pictures or posts of figures and toys. When I first got my DD(s) I got a few comments, but nothing serious. My family is ok with it. I think they have gotten used to the idea that I just buy a lot of stuff. haha My brother is into anime too, so he didn't care too much other than the price and teehee I play with dolls. Friends-wise a couple of my guy friends poke fun at me every now and then about them being my girlfriends or waifu, but its all in fun so it doesn't bother me. Most of my guy friends are from the import car industry so they are pretty familiar with spending lots of money on their hobbies. The ones not into anime don't really say anything at all. My female friends think they're cute and most of them aren't into anime. Quite a few of them are models, so maybe they can relate to the girls because they are composed of similar parts. lol Actually, I think they like the fashion part of it, because there are some pretty stylish clothes available for our girls!

 

I haven't had any negative experiences so far, so I guess I'm pretty lucky in that regard. I was actually thinking about taking one of my girls out to a car show if I can find a nice race queen outfit, but I also don't want to risk them getting dirty as I am usually having to do display setups and other things that would get my hands dirty. We'll see though!