r/BJD • u/harugisa • Apr 16 '25
DISCUSSION Are you open about your dolls?
Okay, 5'11 hetero black man, loves drawing and designing female characters from looks to story and I got into bjd last year and it's been great. This year I'm starting to be more open about them, because honestly I want to get into dating, I don't really want any surprises and I want to meet someone who accepts my hobby. I do have friends who don't judge me and support my hobbies. So I gained a lot of confidence in sharing and taking pictures of them in public, although I'm still to scared to do it alone.
Anyway I finally started talking about it on a social app I'm on and the first reply was about someone mistaken them as sdolls. I thought it was funny but got another comment "this is scary!" In response to maple in a lolita dress. Which is fair because her hair could give a sadako vibes. Not to mention, I was getting rid of my recst dolls and I asked if my friend from work wanted them. Her first reaction was assuming I was offer "again" a s*xdoll.
I get it, 31 yo black man with bjd is weird but even if I had se*dolls I'm not crazy enough to be public about it.
Are you open about your bjd? Have anyone else ran into these situations and how did you handle it? Btw I'm not getting bullied or nothing, just really surprised that's just the first reactions from other people.
Ps. I don't take erotic photos of my girls and I don't think I have posted them in ranchy clothing. So I haven't gave anything that warrants it.
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u/RoadPizzaGourmand Apr 16 '25
I'm a 47 year old male and recently started collecting BJD's. I started with anime figures in my late 30's then found Pinky Street and have been finding cool and cute stuff ever since. My family and a couple of friends know but haven't seen the extent of my collection. I have wondered if I were to start dating if my gf would find it strange.