A 24-year-old Woman, Rain Gordon who claims she’s romantically attracted to objects, has married her briefcase, after dating for five years.
According to Rain, the attraction to objects, started off as mere captivation by objects, and eventually grew into a romantic and sexual attraction.
Rain revealed she got married to the briefcase, who she named Gideon, in a ceremony in June this year.
She noted that although she has had relationships with men in the past, she was always more attracted to objects than to people, and she was always happier in her relationships with objects.
Speaking how she met her “briefcase” lover, she stated that she first met her “future husband” back in August 2015 after purchasing him at a hardware store as a prop for a photoshoot, noting that her relationship with the briefcase became official a few months later in November 2015 and they finally tied the knot in June this year.
She said,
“My fascination with objects began at the age of eight, from my childhood I believed that a soul is embedded in objects, as well as everything around us. I believe in animism, which means that there is life in everything.
“During my childhood and early teenage years, I fell in love with places such as the new shopping center that opened in my city. I knew that it was wrong, and beyond the norms of society. I didn’t tell anyone.”
“I had no idea that we would end up together. I admired how he looked, but I didn’t think anything more.
“But then I started liking Gideon for more than that. I slowly realized I was starting to fall in love.
“I’d want to look at him for hours and feel his presence. After another few months in November the relationship began.
“We shared our first hug and kiss, and we spent more time together in the evenings and nights. We could have philosophical conversations for three or four hours.
“Our spiritual connection and communication is shown telepathically. I hear him, and he hears me, but from the outside it looks like a monologue.
“Gideon is more than just a partner to me. He is a husband, a friend and a mentor.
“His moral support helps me more than anyone else. Sometimes I feel like Gideon knows me better than I do. I am not a strict objectum sexual, and I am not against relationships with people.
“But I have never found myself with a person who could overshadow my attraction and fill my heart in the same way as I feel with Gideon.
“I was with a man in 2017 and the relationship lasted two years, but it did not end well. He discovered my addiction to objects and this was one of the reasons why we broke up.
“I couldn’t connect with him. When faced with a choice between him and Gideon, I chose Gideon without any hesitation.
“I always have and always will choose him. For me, objects – although I don’t really like using that word – really are better than people.”
She noted that she initially kept her relationship with her briefcase away from everyone, but eventually told some of her friends and her brother, who she says have all been very understanding.
Rain and Gideon have special wedding rings with individual engravings on them.
While Rain recognized that the marriage is unofficial and not legalised, she said she is the happiest she has ever been.
