Chiming in here, glad I found this topic.
I’m a very introvert person, seeing 3 people is already a crowd to me and I don’t handle that well. I live alone, work remotely (as someone else in this topic does), but all the ‘alone’ (note, not lonely, that’s something else) was getting to me in a way. I can’t live with another person. I tried a few times and it never worked out. I’d seen and read about (more or less) life size dolls a few times so I went to look and i found Isabella. It took me a long time to decide if this would be a good idea (dolls aren’t cheap) but I did it. She came to be here and I love it. Yes, I can say I love her, having her here, in my living room, in my bed to hold.
I also found that I’m sleeping better since she’s here. I do snuggle up with her in bed and it does something. Means something. Fulfills some need, some desire. Something I’ve missed. Something tangible. Touchable. Visible.
Hmm, this makes me wonder if there’s a topic about how everyone here found out they felt they needed to get a doll. I’d be interested…