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Being Attracted To Pillows
Emotionally and Sexually
words Surbhi Arora Photography Shubham Vats
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If the title compelled you to read through this article and you've already started generating weird segments of imaginative scenarios, you'll certainly be amazed at the extent of resemblance it contains with those crazy images in your head. Don't worry, if I found a column in a magazine dedicated just to 'Pillows, ' I'd be horrified too. Still, no matter how funny it may sound, aren't our pillows one of the most comforting and satisfying things we own? From pillow talks to literally talking to a pillow, whichever company they may belong to, they sure as hell can provide you with the right company. No, this is not a stuffed-pillow commercial.
The idea, in reality, came to me in parts. I remember watching 'YOU' on Netflix last year, and if you've watched it too, you'll probably smirk to yourself as you recall the scene where Beck gets herself off by using a pillow after a failed make-out scene (Also a note for the guys to up their game). That scene, coupled with a conversation I had with a 20 years old friend a few days ago, in which he confessed he had actually named his pillow and feels a strong emotional connection with it, (no, we will not reveal the name of this emotional support pillow) urged me to join the dots and find out more about these strange yet true pillow dynamics.
Objectohilia was the first technical and relatable term I stumbled upon. To clear the jargon, Objectophilia refers to a sexual and romantic connection with inanimate objects. Now, as far as I can think of, there can be two aspects to this. You can either think of that specific object as the person you desire to be with and gradually strengthen the alliance; or you can fall in love with the object exclusively, which is okay too, leaving certain extents and magnitudes of the efforts put in the relationship aside. If you feel certain emotional or sexual tension with lifeless objects, don't consider yourself to be anything other than perfectly normal. (I mean, Eija-Riitta Berliner-Mauer got married to the Berlin wall in 1979 and my mind is full of glory hole jokes and absurd ideas about their mysterious sex life.)
So, there's no substantial problem with objectum sexuality (unless you want to have babies with chandeliers, our science hasn't advanced that much.) Coming back to pillows, I found out about people who deem themselves to be 'Pillowsexuals' . Well, Pillows are definitely on the top of the list of favorable objects to be intimately attracted to. After all, nothing can be more fulfilling than finding a pillow after a rough day, or hugging one while talking to your long-distance partner, and if the phone call takes a different direction, you can always use it in other ways too (no kiss and tell, you can fill in the blanks yourself).
It will be a shocker (if you think you're the only one or one of a few with a pillow fetish), to know about the entire market in Japan that is prospering on it. Yes, I do agree that Japan is weirdly famous for such bizarre innovations, amongst other things (small fake cough). And you guessed it right, they come in different shapes, sizes and even faces in some cases too. So if you're lonely, or you just feel deserted, there's nothing to be upset about as long as you have these 'substitute partners' that are soft, cosy and always available for you! And I'm absolutely not sorry if you won't be able to look at your cushions in the same way now.
