‘Neo-Sexuality’ and ‘Objectophilia’
Avert your eyes if easily offended because today we tackle the subject of objectophilia. That's falling in love with things, rather than people, and apparently 'things' includes pets.
Volkmar Sigusch, a sex psychologist and researcher, sees this objectophilia as part of a trend he calls neo-sexuality which also takes in the newly 'asexual'. The story from Deutsche Welle describes people falling in love with their pets, and one woman who was 'enraptured' with a ferry.
When I first read this I thought - what a load of rubbish. Firstly it seems unfair to put dogs in the same category as ferries. Secondly there seems to be no earthly reason to have a photo of a blonde girl loading a washing machine (or is there?).
Then I thought about a few guys I know and their iPods, and a few girls and their shoes. Do they love their iPods and shoes in the same way they love their partners? Of course not.
What seems most likely is that people are just more lonely nowadays and are increasingly substituting objects for other people. 
Deutsche Welle (complete with more cheesy photos)
Get technical with Sigusch's article from the Archives of Sexual Behaviour (honestly, not nearly as exciting as it sounds)
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My word, you've just described me and the wife. I love my iPod and Nat seems to fall head-over-heals for a new pair of shoes almost on a weekly basis.
With me it's definitely technophilia. Footwear and any item of clothing that comes in pink seem to turn the wife on.
In my case it's also some kind of technophilia.
Because of my appearance, it's impossible to have a 'normal' girlfriend. Today's women usually (at least in Poland) need only a penis and wallet, sometimes a car, owned by someone who is good-looking - feelings are not important.
So, my girlfriend has been near me since I had 4 years old! It's a 386 computer.
Unfortunately I have some brief-affairs with Celeron 400...
Sorry for my English.