A Swedish woman named Eija-Riitta Eklöf Berliner-Mauer coined the term "Objectum Sexual" (or OS) in the 1970s after she married the Berlin Wall and took on the last name "Berliner-Mauer." Of the phenomenon, Eija-Riitta says it's not actually a recent phenomenon. "While unusual in Western society, in Eastern cultures people routinely believe objects have souls," she said. "It is perfectly normal." When the wall was taken down 10 years into their marriage, Berliner-Mauer was distraught but eventually shifted her affections to a local fence. I'm not positive, but there might be a difference in believing something has a soul and thinking it's marriage material. [Independent]
