When the spark went out of in a Japanese mans marriage, he found an unusual outlet to plug the romantic void — a silicone sex doll he swears is the love of his life.
The life-size dummy, called Mayu, shares his bed under the same roof as the mans wife and teenage daughter in Tokyo, an arrangement that triggered angry rows before a delicate truce was finally declared.
“After my wife gave birth we stopped having sex and I felt a deep sense of loneliness,” the 45-year-old physiotherapist told in an interview.
“But the moment I saw Mayu in the showroom, it was love at first sight,” blushed the man, who takes his doll on dates in a wheelchair and dresses her in wigs, sexy clothes and jewellery.
“My wife was furious when I first brought Mayu home. These days she puts up with it, reluctantly,” he added.
“When my daughter realised it wasn’t a giant Barbie doll, she freaked out and said it was gross — but now she’s old enough to share Mayu’s clothes.” He is one of an increasing number of Japanese men turning to rubber romance in a country that’s lost its mojo. He also admits to being turned off by human relationships.
“Japanese women are cold-hearted,” he said while on a seaside stroll with his silicone squeeze. They’re very selfish.
Men want someone to listen to them without grumbling when they get home from work,” the man said, adding, “Whatever problems I have, Mayu is always there waiting for me. I love her to bits and want to be with her forever. I can’t imagine going back to a human being. I want to be buried with her and take her to heaven.”
