>>5850775I can assure you that people like that are everywhere.
They tend to obsess over a small thing.
Be it their sexuality, some hobby/interest or a more "normal" thing like their work or child.
The latter is just seen as more acceptable by society.
Most people are probably pretty bland as soon as you take that one thing from them.
Some just know how to use that one thing better without coming across like a freak.
I think you can be pretty much into dolls and still act like a normal person around others, with a regular life and maybe other hobbies too.
The kind of person you describe though is usually depressed, was already anti-social before dolls and only has dolls to cling onto for a little happiness
You don't need to find "normal" collectors, you need to find some with a stable life who don't need their dolls to lift them up.
The friend you just mentioned comes across as pretty unstable for example.
The "you'll leave me anyway" thing is a huge red flag, it's something I usually got to hear from people who were depressed, clingy and (sometimes) tried to manipulate others into staying with them, else they'd kill themselves.
I agree with other anon, some people will not stay with you forever.
Cherish the good times you had with them and go on with your life.
I can assure you there are "normal" doll collectors out there (I like to think I am one of them).
Just keep on looking.
