Katoptronophilia

“Whatever may be their use in civilized societies, mirrors are essential to all violent and heroic action.”

-Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own

Definition

Katoptronophilia is a kink where someone really likes to have sex in front of mirrors, or when a person gets really turned on by seeing their own reflection in a mirror. To fulfill this fetish, you can meet with people in rooms that have a lot of mirrors, so that you can watch the action through the mirrors while you have sex. Katoptronophilia can also be applied to masturbatory practices in front of reflective surfaces, and doesn’t require you to necessarily have a partner.

Seeking A Reflection

Finding a hotel room with well positioned mirrors, or creating that reflective space in your own abode, will be fairly easy to come by. There are many people that love watching themselves and their partners while they have sex with each other, and you most likely won’t have to go onto any chat forums to find this shared kink. With mirrors being a fairly common turn on for a number of folks, there are already many motels and hotels, that will provide rooms for the reflection-centric among us.

Mirror Masturbation

This kink can also be applied to masturbating in front of a mirror, if you’re not looking for a partner to participate with you. Standing and placing a mirror below you, while positioning mirrors at on all four walls around the room, will grant you a spectacular view from all sides of touching yourself. If you do have a partner with you, and want the ground’s-eye view of having sex with each other, then be sure that both of you plant your feet on either side of the mirror, with enough space to move a bit, so that you don’t end up breaking any glass.

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Robotism

“Whether we are based on carbon or on silicon makes no fundamental difference; we should each be treated with appropriate respect.”

-Arthur C. Clarke, 2010: Odyssey Two

Definition

People with a robotism fetish have an erotic or sexual fascination with robots, cyborgs, or androids. This may also involve an attraction to another person portraying any of the aforementioned things. Robot fetishists often crave having actual sex with robots, and they use either entirely automated devices to pleasure themselves, or have other people portray the roles of robotic individuals to arouse them.

Finding Robot Lovers

If you’re into robots, cyborgs, and/or androids, you may want to look into people that are science fiction fans to roleplay this fantasy with you. Many LARPers are already going to be geared towards this fantasy, and may already have the right outfits to suit your needs. If you’re not looking for a human partner to participate in your fantasy, then there are machines that have been built to service your needs, and you can find them online.

Virtual Robotism

We are surrounded by an ever-changing landscape of technology, and AI has only gotten more intense and realistic as time passes. If you would like to explore this kink further without people directly involved, there are also adult game sites that will allow you to create avatars and sexual partners that are part, or all, machine. This may be a way for you to hone your kink interests involving machines before having to interact further with other people, and you will also be able to have virtual interactions via your avatar with other players in-game. The possible ways for you to interact with your robotism kink are truly growing vaster every day!

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Vincilagnia

“I give people a huge amount of rope, and then I hold them accountable for the rope.”

-Sergio Marchionne

Definition

Vincilagnia is a kink based around one person’s love of being tied up and at the mercy of the other person, or people, involved in the kink scene being created. It can also be considered a part of bondage fetish, which is an umbrella term that covers a number of other fetishes.

The Fetish

A typical vincilagnia scene involves letting yourself be tied up by one or more people and be subject to their whims until you have either uttered a safe-word to end the kink session, or the person in control is finished playing with you. Established boundaries ahead of time will allow for the best scene possible, giving each person involved a sense of safety around this intense fetish play.

Getting Tied Up

Finding a person to tie you up isn’t a hard thing, but it is important that you build a bond of trust, or have other people around that you trust, to make sure you are being safe. Once either of those things have been established, set up a safe-word to end the session, so that you are not put into an uncomfortable position for longer than your body can tolerate.
 
There are a number of ways a person can be tied up to fit the nature of this kink. Whether you are into the use of rope, chains, duct tape, or any other form of being tied up, you’ll be able to pursue your kink with a large number of interested parties. If you are going to be restrained for an extended period of time, make sure to pay attention to how your limbs feel, so that your restraints can be tightened or loosened accordingly.

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Vaccinophilia

“If there was an epidemic, that definitely would make people accept vaccines. I wouldn’t hope for that, of course, but if you wanted people to love vaccines, an epidemic would remind them how magical they are.”

-Bill Gates

Definition

Vaccinophilia is a fetish where a person is aroused by the concept of vaccines and by sexual play involving the imaginary use of vaccines. This vaccine fetish may involve medical attire and equipment during a sexy kink scene.

What Vaccinophilia Involves

People with a fetish for vaccines could arrange to meet with other individuals that are willing to pretend to vaccinate one another, or to set up a medical scene similar to that of when a person gets vaccinated. The purpose of such scenes is arousal, and it can also lead towards sexual acts. The scene may, or may not, involve needle play – that can be negotiated according to how close to an actual vaccination scene is desired.

Tips & Safety

Finding people interested in medical play isn’t that uncommon as a kink, and you’ll be able to access plenty of sites and online communities that will have people interested in that fetish. After establishing someone has a medical kink, just narrow down that you specifically like vaccination as a concept, and you’ll have someone in no time, willing and ready to vaccinate your libido.
 
If needle play is going to be used during your vaccination play scene, then make sure the person administering is well-versed in the proper use of needles, and in their disposal. Even after the scene is over, remaining safe by properly disposing all the needles that were used is of the utmost importance. Safe play is the only type of play that you should be having, especially when sharp objects of any sort are involved.

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Albutophilia

“A woman is like a tea bag – you can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.”

– Eleanor Roosevelt

Definition

Albutophilia is getting arousal from underwater sex. It can be considered a subset of aquaphilia, since for albutophiliacs the sexual arousal comes only from having sexual activity in water whereas aquaphilia includes being aroused from images of people in water and seeing people in water.

Getting into Hot Water

Albutophilia is specifically about sexual activity occurring underwater. For some it can simply be about having sex in water, but it can be so much more than that. Oral sex underwater is a big part of this fetish, as is completely submersed sex. The obvious problem with this is breathing. Unfortunately, we are not fish and we cannot breath underwater. This means that the albutophiliac must get good at holding their breath. This means that breath play can also be a part of this fetish, though is not necessary. 

Sex under water can be highly erotic. Movements are more languid and fluid and a bit more difficult. You really have to work to connect with your partner because you can literally float away from each other. There is a sensuality in the connection that happens underwater. Also there is an element of secrecy. People cannot often see what you are doing underwater. It’s the mullet of sex, business up top and a party underneath. 

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Aquaphilia

‘Unable to perceive the shape of You, I find You all around me. Your presence fills my eyes with Your love. It humbles my heart, for You are everywhere.’

-Giles (The Shape of Water)

Definition

Aquaphilia is a fetish that involves sexual activity under water, finding sexual arousal in photos of people underwater, and underwater activity such as swimming.

The Shape of Water

Most everyone has had an interest in water sex. Maybe it is sex in a pool or in a bath, in the ocean, a lake, or a river – regardless of the location, there is something sexy about being weightless in water with your sexual partner. You move more fluidly, you can get into positions that would be impossible in any other location, plus the added benefit of your whole body being wet. 

Aquaphilia is not only getting sexual arousal from sex in water but also from seeing people in water in life, photos, or movies. The most famous movie that turned some people into momentary aquaphiliacs was “The Shape of Water”. The movie has a highly erotic atmosphere which reaches a pinnacle with a bathtub sex scene between the fish-man and the mute heroine. The scene was romantic and erotic in a way that only director Guillermo del Toro could manage. It not only inspired several fish man sex toys, but also a renewed interest in water sex. 

Underwater Sex In History & Culture

A lot of people get excited at the idea of aquatic sex. Apparently Tiberius Caesar liked it when males would swim up to him and nibble on his genitals like minnows.  Many cultures are very supportive of it. Hinduism is one that is not. Sex in water is prohibited and if someone engages in aquatic sex they have to fast for 24 hours as punishment. 

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Anasteemaphilia

“Me and shawty go together like chemicals”

-Lil Wayne

Definition

Anasteemaphilia is the attraction by a person to people either much shorter than them or much taller than them. Depending on the extent of the fetish this means that some people will only enjoy sexual activity with someone who is significantly shorter or taller than them. Anasteemaphilia can also mean being attracted to dwarfs but not necessarily. In a lighter form, a really tall man may only like women who are more than a foot shorter than him. 

Not at the same level 

Anasteemaphiliacs are literally having sex at different levels. Different levels of altitude that is. When you see someone who is more than a foot taller than their partner it is a common thing to wonder how they get the logistics of sex to work. Honestly, the logistics are not necessarily that different. Yes, missionary position might make the smaller person feel a bit smothered but if the larger person is up on their elbows then it should still be fine. 

From the psychological perspective there are theories that the reason some short people are attracted to really tall people is because the difference in size helps them to feel safe and secure. In reverse, the tall person gets to feel like they are taking care of and protecting the smaller person. Some of it can come from getting really tall really fast when you are younger, so all of your peers are significantly shorter than you. Since this is when you are forming your personal sexual language, it leaves some people with an attraction for height difference.  

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Maschalagnia

“Divine am I inside and out,
and I make holy whatever I touch or am touch’d from;
The scent of these arm-pits, aroma finer than prayer;”

-Walt Whitman

Definition

Maschalagnia is a sexual attraction to armpits. It is a partialism, which means a sexual attraction to a specific part of the body. This fetish can lead to axilism, which is having sex with an armpit.

Sniff Your Way to Lust

Typically people who have maschalagnia will enjoy kissing, tasting, licking, smelling, and licking their partners armpits. Oftentimes they really enjoy their partners armpit odor and might ask them not to shower or wash or even wear deodorant for many hours before having any sexual contact. The natural body smell is a strong driver in sexual attraction and armpit smell can be a focal point for these attraction odors. To those with an armpit fetish, the armpit seems like a beautiful bouquet and offers a myriad of sexual pleasures.

Armpit Appreciation In Literature

Alex Comfort, the author of The Joy of Sex, thought that women shaving their armpits was “simply ignorant vandalism” because it destroyed a powerful sex tool. He also praised the French for having more sexual awareness than Americans in regard to deodorant culture. Joris-Karl Huysmans, a French novelist, wrote an essay on the smells of a woman’s armpit which he called the “spice box.” A Chinese poet wrote, “your odorous armpit…that embalmed nest.” Folklorist Gersham Legman wrote of a folktale motif of having vaginas in armpits.
 

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Maiesiophilia

“Instead of warning pregnant women not to drink,I think female alcoholics ought to be told not to fuck”

-George Carlin

Definition

Maiesiophilia is a pregnancy fetish. It is a strong sexual attraction to pregnant women or women who appear pregnant. This can be a deep visual attraction as well as a desire to have sex with pregnant women.

Sexy Pregnancy in Culture

For a long time pregnant women were not looked at as sexy or sex symbols. It was expected for partners to view their pregnant partner as still attractive, but it was also considered understandable if a partner lost sexual attraction for their partner when they were pregnant. What a lot of people didn’t realize is that many people find pregnant women very sexy. Sometimes it is because seeing a pregnant woman would remind them of their partner when they were pregnant and of that time in their life which was likely caring, exciting, as well as full of hot sex since most pregnant women get incredibly horny during their second trimester.
 
Pregnant women being sexy started to be normalized when a pregnant Demi Moore appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine fully nude. It showed pregnancy as sexy and glamorous and something that should not be hidden. Since then many other celebrities have appeared pregnant and nude on magazine covers and personal naked pregnant photo shoots increased. 

Safety

The biggest concern of sex during pregnancy is will it hurt the baby? The answer to that is no. Sex will not hurt the baby. There are medical exceptions where sex is not considered safe, in which case, your doctor will tell you. It has been shown that sex during pregnancy is emotionally good for both mom and baby. 

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Macrogenitalism

“You’ve invaded my erotic dojo. For this your assholes will adorn my thunderous cock like jewelry!”

-Matt Fraction

Definition

Macrogenitalism is a fetish for very large genitals. Those with a macrogenitalism fetish typically seek out people with large genitals to be their sexual partners. The attraction to large genitals can be towards either women or men, though it is typically a preference for a large penis. 

Large Genitals Attraction

For people who are attracted to large genitals in men, they are typically looking for a much larger than normal penis size.  They may also be interested in unnaturally large sex toys. This is also called phallophilia. For people who are attracted to large genitals in women, macrogenitalism may include being desirous of prominent clitorises or large vulvas. Oftentimes people with this fetish will find themselves attracted to any oversized genitals, no matter if it’s a penis or a vagina.

Cock Worship

Cock worship has been a practice for thousands of years. Though it does not require a large penis, oftentimes the phallus sculptures could be quite big. We also see cocks in relief sculptures and paintings where a man is displaying a very large cock. The large cock has long been a symbol of male virility and power. 

Bigger Cock Bigger Pleasure

There is a myth that if someone has a bigger penis they will be able to deliver more sexual pleasure. This is not true. The size of a penis is not correlated to the amount of power it delivers. However, a person with a macrogenitalism fetish does derive extra pleasure from a large cock, both in the physical act of having intercourse with it and from the visual element as well.

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