Objectum

Objectum Sexuality and Objectum Romanticism (OS/OR) often shorted to just Objectum is the attraction to inanimate objects. This attraction can be sexual, romantic, or both, it can also be a form of tertiary attraction. The objects that an objectum individual is attracted to are often called "beloved objects", these objects often have names and personalities to the objectum person. Beloved objects have included buildings, bridges, toys, cranes, cars/trucks, machines, robots, statues, fences, water,  musical instruments, articles of clothing, and amusement park rides. Objects do not have to be tangible and can include things such as logos or letters. Some objectum people are polyamorous, and are dedicated to many objects, while some are devoted to a single object. Objectum people can be attracted to people as well or they could be exclusively attracted to objects.

Some objectum people believe in animism; the idea that everything has a spirit or spiritual energy, including people, plants, animals, and objects. Objectum people will often talk to their beloved objects and many feel that the object talks back in its own way.

Objectum Sexuality is different from a sexual paraphilia, as a paraphilia does not imply a devoted personal relationship, feeling mutual and reciprocal attraction, and usually does not include animistic beliefs. Dr. Ay Marsh, a sexologist who has studied OS people, has developed a spectrum that explains some of the differences between object fetishism and objectum orientation.

An alternative name for Objectum is Pygmaliosexual/Pygmalioromantic which comes from the myth of Pygmalion a man who loved a statue so much Aphrodite turned it into a real woman for him to marry.

Objectum labels include-

Plushum: the attraction to plushes, pillows, and blankets

Plantum: the attraction to plants, gardens, fruit, vegetables, forests, etc.

Structum: the attraction to buildings, towns, landscapes, fences, cities, etc.

Statum: the attraction to plastic toys, statues, sculptures, etc.

Clothum: the attraction to clothes, jewlery, etc.

Vehium: the attraction to machines, robots, cars, etc.

Foodum: the attraction to food, desserts, etc.

Logum: the attraction to logos, letters, shapes, etc.

Instrum: the attraction to musical instruments, microphones, physical albums, etc.

Chemistrum/Elementum: the attraction to chemistry/elements, water, fire, iron, etc

Dishum: the attraction to pottery, dishware, etc.

Utensum: the attraction to any other objects, such as paperclips, pencils, utensils, etc.

Flag
Blue represents physical objects, whether man-made or nature based. Gray represents abstract or non-tangible inanimate objects. Yellow is eye catching and bright, representing public objects. Purple is muted and calming, representing personal objects. White represents the animistic belief held by many OS folks. The red circle represents the OS/OR community and it is filled in with the flag’s core color of white to represent the spirit objectum sense in their beloved objects.