One afternoon, when Stephen Carroll invited his mother over for tea, her heart suddenly jumped up --
There is a beautiful woman sitting at the son's table.
The woman is a woman with dark skin, her legs are long and thin, her height is moderate, and she sits there with full concentration staring at Stephen's laptop and is completely stationary.
A steaming cup of tea is placed on the drink cup mat beside her, holding half a cup in her left hand
The cookies were finished, but even if Mrs. Caroll approached to say hello, the charming girlfriend of her son did not indicate that she felt someone had entered the room.
This is the first time Stephen has introduced his $8,500 life to anyone --
Size of silicone doll
"I never told anyone that I got her," Stephen recalled the first introduction . ".
"I asked her to sit at the table, in front of the computer, and she had a Tim Tam in her hand --
You know, you have to go nine yards.
I really took a bite from Tim Tam.
"Stephen looked out of his mother's face and it was clear that something was wrong with her.
"She put her head a little to one side and crossed the room.
When she approached, she reached out [Kaori]
Poked on the shoulder.
"Then she left, Oh!
For Stephen, 40year-
An old truck driver from Melbourne asked to change his name, and Kaori offered a humble friendship, but he insisted that the relationship was a real Perah.
"A lot of people do this, and I can understand why. . .
"Focus on sexual stereotypes," he said . ".
But for Stephen, this is "irrelevant ".
"Since their first establishment, a lot of things have been developed, people are expanding, and people are doing more with them these days," he said . ".
Models have always been a part of Stephen's life.
He grew up in a family of engineers, where qualities like precision and detail are valued and nurtured, and most of his childhood was fascinated by building proportional models.
But as Stephen grows, his fascination with more realistic models is also growing.
While searching the Internet, he stumbled across many photos that caught his eye.
"It turned out to be these dolls," he said. At that moment, something was clicked.
"It's really, really fascinating," Stephen said . ".
He was struck by the vividness and detail of the Dolls, their precision and their beauty.
"You can't say it's actually not a living person.
So I think I can do it if someone else can.
"After months of research and savings, Stephen chose his ideal woman and placed an order with manufacturers in Southern California;
His wife came a few weeks later.
Stephen's doll Kaori is a real doll, just one of many lives --
The size silicone doll offered by a California company, whose mannequin is famous in the 2007 movie "Las and real girls.
Dolls are infinitely possible, and each doll is supported by a PVC skeleton, with functional steel joints, replaceable faces and wigs that are functionally correct.
For Stephen, she is "a piece of art" and the details are just "proof of her reality ".
One morning, when Stephen was on a business trip in Melbourne CBD, he decided to take Kaori on a trip.
Like moving a disabled person.
"You just have to pick them up and put them in the passenger seat in the car and fasten your seat belt," he said . ".
"She had an iPod in her hand, headphones in her ears, sitting in her car and looking like she was listening to the iPod.
"I parked my car on Lonsdale Street in the city, left, did my thing, came back, she was still there, and the car was still there.
"No one noticed her at all.
No one noticed
What does this tell you?
"Stephen is not afraid of being caught.
"I have no problem," he said with a smile . "
"What would someone do?
I have a model in my car. so what?
What laws have you violated?
"Stephen has had a long time.
It's okay, but it's single at the moment.
He said he was not in a hurry at all.
On the other hand, he is considering expanding his collection of dolls.
I have five [dolls]
"In order," he said with a smile.
"I really enjoyed their company.
I don't think people really understand that.
Kathryn marselen of the University of Western Australia, who took the time to study the subculture of real dolls, said that despite their sexual marketing behind them, the owners did not necessarily see their dolls as sexual objects.
"They don't seem to be just the function of sex toys --
People seem to take [their dolls]
It can sometimes affect their life, which is very amazing. "Dr. Maslen said.
"For men who have [dolls]
Take them seriously and they can develop a complete way of life around them.
"There is no doubt that the owners who take the dolls seriously really love them, and she says they have a huge emotional investment and attachment to the dolls.
"At least one real doll owner married his doll at a public ceremony," she said . ". "[The owners]
Try to see them as a dynamic choice of relationships with women.
But Dr. Maslen says there are also a lot of "optimistic" doll owners who are "more joking about this" and people who own dolls are more likely to assume than people.
You get all kinds of things.
All kinds, all kinds of ages, "she said.
"You may get the stereotype of people. . .
He may not be very successful in sex, a little lonely.
I think that's the stereotype you get, but that's certainly not all of it.
For Andrew mark, 63year-
The old Brisbane pensioner and doll owner, his "girl" has provided him with a happy and welcome relief from the pain and trauma of past relationships.
A few years ago, after the marriage broke down, Andrew-
He also asked to change his name.
I saw one on SBS about high-
End The Love Doll and decide to give them a try.
In early 2008, he bought his first doll, Natasha, who appeared at Andrew's House.
"So, although I am alone, I am not alone," he said . "
To put it simply, it works for me.
"Since then, Andrew has bought three more dolls, and he says he can consider his needs, feelings and life for the first time in his life --
"Dolls are happy to accommodate ".
The most important aspect of owning dolls, he said, is that they provide simple companionship.
Sometimes when Natasha watches TV, she rests on the stand next to Andrew's chair and they hold hands.
While Andrew admitted that the doll was not for everyone, he said his doll "completely relieved loneliness" and made him a "more calm and balanced" person.
He attributed a large part of it to eliminating "gender factors" from daily life"to-day life.
"I can pursue relationships on a purely platonic level.
"There is no need to chase around to meet your sexual needs, and the level of frustration is ignored," he said . ".
While intimacy is part of Andrew's life with his dolls, it is only part of it. "The dolls . . .
"If you want to, provide valuable services: quiet companionship, benefits," he said . ".
"It's not just sex '. . .
It is sex with all the emotions involved.
"I have been doing one thing or another before, especially traveling and volunteer work, trying to find meaning and happiness;
Now, I am content to "be" and stay at home with my girl.
The most important thing about owning a doll, Andrew says, is that they don't complain, they don't get fat, they look good, they like the same TV shows, music and sports as he does.
"Over time, one begins to love them, just like a real person --
"Of course it's different, but it's still love," he said . "
Unlike Stephen, when Andrew treats his family and friends, his dolls don't eat with the guests.
"But they are always very decent," he said . "
Note: to protect their privacy, the name of the man in this story has been changed.
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