By Liana Jacob

 

MEET THE woman who claims she has never loved another person but has found love with a PLANE that she has been in a relationship with for nearly FIVE YEARS over which time she has slept with a model of the PLANE IN HER BED and says she loves his winglets and thrusters.

 

Intimate pictures show saleswoman, Michele Kobke (29), from Berlin, Germany, kissing the door of a 737-800 Boeing plane that she calls ā€˜Schatzā€™.

Michele standing in front of Schatz.
MDWfeatures / Michele Kobke

 

Michele is pictured kissing the cockpit of a model of the plane on her bedroom floor, while other pictures show her hugging components of the actual plane in a park.

 

She says she fell in love with the plane the first time she ā€˜met himā€™ at Berlin Tegel airport and after nearly five years, she plans to marry him and move with him.

Michele pictured hugging a component of the plane in a park.
MDWfeatures / Michele Kobke

 

ā€œThe last time I was in a relationship with a man was in 2011 but there was no love there. Schatz is my first love. This is the most beautiful relationship you can imagine,ā€ Michele said.

 

ā€œMy first flight was at the end of November 2013 and I became so in love with aeroplanes, I got so excited every time I looked at aeroplane pictures and videos.

Michele pictured hugging the plane.
MDWfeatures / Michele Kobke

 

ā€œOn March 11, 2014, I was in Tegel airport and visited the aeroplanes and then came a 737-800 airplane, which approached me, and I have been so in love with him since.

 

ā€œSchatz is so nice and I love his aerodynamics and his appearance; especially his wings and his support surface – I love it. I was first attracted to his wings, winglets and thrusters.

Michele pictured caressing a model of the plane.
MDWfeatures / Michele Kobke

 

ā€œEvery type of aircraft looks a bit different and my darling is the most updated version. My love is not easy, because I only meet him if I fly with my 737-800.

 

ā€œIn Hangar and Taxiway is not possible to be with him, so we donā€™t have much time together to enjoy each otherā€™s company.ā€

Michele pictured kissing the 737-800 plane.
MDWfeatures / Michele Kobke

 

Objectophilia is a form of sexuality focused on particular inanimate objects. People with this preference may have strong feelings of attraction, love and commitment to certain items or structures of their fixation.

 

Some object sexual individuals also often believe in animism, and sense of reciprocation based on the belief that objects have souls, intelligence and feelings and are able to communicate.

Michele pictured kissing the 737-800 plane.
MDWfeatures / Michele Kobke

 

Despite receiving a positive reaction from her family about her unconventional relationship, Michele says that the long-distance element of her relationship has been difficult.

 

But she uses components and models of the plane as a way to stay intimate with Schatz and she plans to marry him one day.

Michele pictured hugging a model of the plane in her bedroom.
MDWfeatures / Michele Kobke

 

ā€œSince Iā€™m in a long-distance relationship; it is a disadvantage as I can only get to him when I fly with him. My family has reacted quite pleasantly and accepted my relationship with my 737-800,ā€ she said.

ā€œI get many pejorative comments like that I need to go to therapy or that I am sick. But this love is present, and Iā€™ve never been so happy.

Michele standing in front of Schatz.
MDWfeatures / Michele Kobke

 

ā€œI sleep with my darling every night, either with real components or 1.6-meter model. Intimacy is part of our relationship.

 

ā€œI want to marry my sweetheart and live together in a hangar. It’s a special kind of love and it does not hurt anyone.ā€

Michele pictured kissing a model of the plane in her bedroom.
MDWfeatures / Michele Kobke