It's a world in which people seem hostile while inanimate objects appear friendly -- even affectionate.
Imagine dreading the touch of another human but longing for a passionate encounter with a large public structure.
This is a condition known as "objectum sexual" -- a group of people, mainly women, whose intimate lives revolve around objects with which they say they share romantic and sexual love.
Their emotional needs are met by a both monuments and sometimes other smaller inanimate objects, according to a recent blog posting on NewsDay.com.
Their stories other unlikely lovers giving new meaning to the term "solid relationship"