When did you stop playing with Barbies? Why did you stop?

"Honestly I was 15, I stopped because I naturally grew out of it. I used to get worried thinking I was the only one who played Barbies up until that age, maybe I was. I suppose I was becoming an adult so just gradually stopped."


-Yasmin, 22, Caucasian, heterosexual female from England

Has playing Barbies as a child affected who you are today?

"I have realised that I am pretty much the same now as I was as a child. Without Barbies to play with I may have been outdoors a lot more and could of been more active now as an adult, but I feel playing with Barbies allowed me to see what life would be like as an adult. As we all viewed Barbie as an adult, right?"


-Yasmin, 22, Caucasian, heterosexual female from England 

Do you still have any of your Barbies?

"Yes I have the majority of my dolls left. I buy the odd one whenever I can and I'd love to still be able to play with them, but I don't have time and I think I'd question my sanity a little."


-Yasmin, 22, Caucasian, heterosexual female from England

How often did you play with your Barbies in family scenarios?

"Most of the time they were empty nest families"


-Linda, 15, Chinese, heterosexual female from Canada