Back in 2014, Michele Köbke fell in love at first sight when she “met” and flew her “darling” at the Berlin Tegel airport. This “darling” of hers, however, is not human; it is a a 40-tonne Boeing 737-800 passenger plane. Today, Michele, 30, claims that she has been in a “physical” relationship with this plane for the past six years, and she has announced plans that she will marry the aforementioned aircraft.
“The 737-800 is very attractive and sexy to me,” she previously said. “He’s the most beautifully built, and he’s a very attractive and elegant aircraft.”
She also one told how she was overawed by the jet's wings and thrusters, but since the first encounter she has only been able to see him through glass.
Because of this she has had to settle with cradling a smaller model replica of “Schatz” – German for darling – at night in bed.
More details about her plans over at the DailyStar.
I don’t know what to feel about this. What are your thoughts?
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However, if she did want it legally recognized, then what I described gives an easy out for the authorities because legally recognized marriage requires consent. On the other hand, there is no need for state recognition of one's ability to have sex. There are prohibitions on sex with underage minors, sex with people unable to give consent, and sex with animals, among others. But there is not a requirement for consent for everything - including inanimate objects - involved in a sex act.