So in case you haven't heard, there is now such a thing as an Objectum Sexual: Someone who is sexually attracted to inanimate objects.
Just thought I'd get that out of the way from the start.
Okay...
This German woman, who has claimed to be in love with a Boeing 737 since 2014, has sadly now decided that she's no longer into airplanes.
Believe it or not, this isn't the first German woman who found herself attracted to airplanes. We reported on this other woman, Sarah, back in 2022.
What in aviation is going on over there in Germany?
Back to the breakup story:
Michele Köbke, 36, began seeing the 40-tonne aircraft back in 2014 after first locking eyes on the aircraft through the window at Berlin's Tegel airport, and once described it as the 'love of her life'. The German warehouse worker claimed to be sexually attracted to the Boeing 737-800, which she affectionately called 'Darling', and said she admired its wings, winglets and thrusters.
But now, after almost a decade in a long-distance relationship, Michele says she has ended her bizarre love affair with the plane.
She told the German newspaper Bild 'we are separated', adding: 'But we're still friends'.
"Still friends."
I'm sure you are, Michele. I'm sure you are.
Over the years, Michele has purchased $6,000 in components of the plane, had an intimate experience with it inside the hangar, and she'd even considered moving into the hangar to live with the plane.
Though now it sounds like she's on to older and better things:
Michele purchased multiple components from the plane including the spoiler, flap track fairing and tank valve so she could spend time with the plane while apart, and also owned a five-foot-two model, which she used to go to bed with. They were among the hundreds of aircraft souvenirs she owned. But now she has sold 300 of them to make space for objects relating to her brand new passion - the Middle Ages. She revealed: 'I now love wearing knight's armour.'
Lady's now into knight gear!!!
You just can't make this stuff up!
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