Objectum Sexuality Research Paper
Forming loving relationships is a fundamental of the human species. Some love the oppo-site sex, some the same sex and others inanimate objects. Are those loving inanimate objects feeling anything less than those in more traditional relationships? Individuals that are that have relationships with inanimate objects are said to have Objectum Sexuality. Psychology Today de-fines Objectum Sexuality as “individuals who develop deep emotional and/or romantic attach-ment to (or have relationships with) specific inanimate objects or struc-tures.”(pyschologytoday.com) Here I will explore the difference between Objectum Sexuality and a fetish. I will also explore the emotions involved, and how they are the same and/or differ from that of a relationship with a human. In addition I will explore how does this occur? Do individuals have a history or detachment or abuse? Did they not have relationships with humans, if not why not? If they do what are those relationships like? In short, I will explore living with Objectum Sexuality. What makes an individual develop an emotional or romantic attachment to an object? In a study conducted in 2010 of 40 objectophiles, it was first thought that objectophiles would have a history of abuse. The research indicated that is indeed not the case. However, in a different study that was conducted
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The simple answer is no. With a fetish, the individual needs the object present to achieve sexual gratification and do not see the object as animate. In the case of OS it is the object that is the desired and is perceived as ani-mate. (https://peoplewholoveobjects.wordpress.com/objectum-sexuality-os/, 2007) There are ac-tual feelings and emotions not only felt toward the object, but often times the individual feels those feelings are being reciprocated by the object. This is not the case with a fetish. Objectum sexuality is thought to be a specific sexual
The simple answer is no. With a fetish, the individual needs the object present to achieve sexual gratification and do not see the object as animate. In the case of OS it is the object that is the desired and is perceived as ani-mate. (https://peoplewholoveobjects.wordpress.com/objectum-sexuality-os/, 2007) There are ac-tual feelings and emotions not only felt toward the object, but often times the individual feels those feelings are being reciprocated by the object. This is not the case with a fetish. Objectum sexuality is thought to be a specific sexual