The woman who is in a relationship with Jake, a hi-fi system
Emma (not her real name), 43, the only British member of OS (objectum sexual) community, suffers from Asperger syndrome – a condition which seems to be shared by around half of OS people. Asperger sufferers often have difficulties forming relationships with other people, and Emma’s fixations are radios and hi-fis. When I met her, she was in love with a hi-fi system which she called Jake. Jake, she says, is “solid, reliable and beautiful”. She repairs “him” when he goes wrong, and “makes love” to him on average twice a day. Aside from her electricals, Emma leads a solitary existence. “I would like to meet more people and to have friends,” she says, “but I just think it is too difficult now. I am scared they will reject me.”
