Woman in a sexual relationship with a plane for nine years says she's finally broken up with it - Feddit UK

> One woman’s atypical relationship recently came to an end, and she’s now explained the reason why. > >Michele Köbke is a 36-year-old woman based in Berlin, Germany who has previously stated she was in a long-term relationship with a Boeing 737-800 airplane, one that lasted for roughly nine years. > >However, despite her previously shared ambition to marry the airplane, Köbke has now revealed that she is no longer in a relationship. > > Michele explained her situation to Blide, a German newspaper, in an interview that was later translated by the DailyMail UK: “We are separated, but we’re still friends.” > >While considered peculiar by many people across the world, Michele is what experts call an objectophile, or someone who is attracted to inanimate objects. > > … > > She once said of her relationship: "My cheeks hurt from smiling, I’m the happiest woman in the world - when I’m with him I have everything I need. > >“It’s like a normal relationship, we have relaxing evenings together and when we go to bed, we cuddle and fall asleep together. > > “When I touch his wings, I get immediately sweaty palms and get excited.” > >She also spoke about the time she did get the chance to be up close and personal with her beloved aircraft, saying: “The time in the hangar was the most beautiful moment of my life and when I was with him, we enjoyed our time together, we kissed and I caressed him.” > >But like all relationships, they had their difficulties. > > Michele previously said: "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.” > >The Boeing 737-800, which Michele took to calling Darling, was a major part of her life for nearly a decade, making her decision to disengage in the unique relationship a shocking one. > >However, she also has said that the time she did get to spend with Darling were some of the best experiences of her life. > > Now, in the wake of her relationship ending, Michele has sold most of her belongings related to the airplane but has not fully disengaged from her atypical relationship type. > >“I now love wearing knight’s armor,” Köbke explained, now a devoted lover of the Middle Ages.