Michele Köbke, 30, from Berlin, Germany considers herself in a relationship with the Boeing 737-800.
Michele says she’s been in love with the aircraft for five years and their relationship is very much physical.
She said: “The 737-800 is very attractive and sexy to me. He’s the most beautifully built, and he’s a very attractive and elegant aircraft.”
She even nicknamed the 737-800 “Schatz” which translates into “Darling”.
But unlike regular relationships, Michele is unable to spend quality time with her boyfriend, adding:
“A relationship with a plane is not easy and at times difficult.
“I can only get close to him when I fly with him or when I can get to him in the hangar, which has only happened once in my life.”
However, she has found different ways to indulge in her affection.
She said: “I have a big model of him made of fibreglass as well as real components from him so I can act out my love to some degree.”
She showed BTV various pictures of her kissing the 737-800 and cuddling with components such as doors and panels.
Michele’s affection for the aeroplane is known as objectophilia – when sexual or romantic attraction is focused on a particular inanimate object.
But Michele doesn’t see the physical side of her relationship with the Boeing as any different to with humans.
She explained: “It’s like a normal relationship, we have relaxing evenings together and when we go to bed, we cuddle and fall asleep together”.
Michele realised she had a weakness for aeroplanes when she took her first flight in November 2013.
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