Woman Ends 9-Year Romance with Airplane: “We’ll Remain Friends”

A woman who famously engaged in a romantic relationship with a Boeing 737-800 passenger plane for nine years has announced their split, though she emphasizes that they will remain friends.

Michele Köbke, 36, described her initial attraction to the aircraft as “love at first sight,” captivated by its wings, winglets, and thrusters.

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The Relationship in Detail

Michele affectionately named the aircraft “Darling,” declaring it to be the “most beautifully built” and “attractive” plane she had ever encountered. Diagnosed as an objectophile, Michele experienced a deep emotional and physical connection to the airplane, likening their relationship to a typical romantic one.

She shared, “It’s like a normal relationship; we have relaxing evenings together and when we go to bed, we cuddle and fall asleep together.” Their romance began in 2014 when Michele, a warehouse worker, found herself enamored with the 40-tonne aircraft.

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After six years of longing to see her beloved up close, Michele finally got the chance in September 2019 when she was allowed into a hangar to meet the plane. Overjoyed, she was seen kissing it and even standing on its wings, proclaiming that those moments in the hangar were the most beautiful of her life.

Despite her affection for the plane, Michele has recently shifted her interests. She has sold approximately 300 aircraft souvenirs to make way for new items that reflect her current passion for the Middle Ages, particularly enjoying wearing knight’s armor. Michele remarked on this transition, saying, “I now love wearing knight’s armor.

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