How Far Can Love Go?
Love is a powerful thing, but we didn't realize it was so powerful that some people ended up marrying inanimate objects. It's a type of condition that makes certain individuals feel attraction toward specific items, and it's something that the general public struggles to understand. Here are 20 people who married incredibly bizarre objects, or at least, they definitely tried to.
1. Carol Santa Fe & Santa Fe Train Station
Over in California, 51-year-old Carol Santa Fe found her true love not in a person, but in a historic train station. Claiming that her love for the Santa Fe train station began when she was only 9 years old, the two finally wed in 2015 after being in love for 36 years. That's some pretty strong dedication to say the least.
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2. Linda Ducharme & Bruce
Linda Ducharme, a carnival worker from Florida, tied the knot with her lover Bruce after rescuing him from a scrapyard. If you're wondering why he was found there, well, that's because Bruce is a Ferris Wheel. Linda has described their relationship as having a deeply spiritual bond, but it might be worth knowing that she's been in love with an airplane and train before too.
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3. Amanda & Lumiere
A 56 year age difference may seem like a shocking amount, but not when you realize that the partner in question is a 91-year-old chandelier named Lumiere. It's your typical love at first sight story, with 35-year-old Amanda from England purchasing an antique light fixture and slowly developing a romantic attachment to it. In 2019, she declared to reporters that she was looking to marry it.
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4. Erika Eiffel & The Eiffel Tower
Former soldier Erika La Tour Eiffel found love with one of the most popular tourist sites in the world. Can you guess which one? Marrying the Eiffel tower in a commitment ceremony way back in 2007, she changed her last name in honor of this structure. Who knew that this landmark that's visited by millions around the world every year had a wife to begin with?
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5. Amanda Teague & The Pirate
Who knew you could marry something that isn't physically there? Amanda Teague changed our perspectives on marriage when this Irish woman working as a Jack Sparrow impersonator made headlines for marrying a 300-year-old ghost pirate. She claims to have married him during a spiritual ceremony done on a boat in international waters. Sounds fitting.
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6. Tracey Emin & The Rock
When we say this woman married the rock, we don't mean Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. This artist, Tracey Emin, married a single rock she found in her garden back in 2016. Yes, literally one on the ground you can find outside. Although many were baffled by this relationship, she claims to have felt a deep connection and strong love for her partner, the rock.
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7. Sal9000 & Nene Anegasaki (Video Game Character)
Nene Anegasaki is everybody's dream girl, but the only problem is, she's a video game character from the Nintendo DS game, "Love Plus"! This wasn't a problem for a Japanese man with the gamer tag Sal9000 though, who held a formal ceremony in Tokyo to marry his beloved. It's definitely an unconventional love!
8. Eija-Riitta Berliner-Mauer & The Berlin Wall
With their marriage going on for over 30 years strong, Eija-Riitta Berliner-Mauer is a woman from Sweden who married the Berlin Wall after confessing her love back in 1979. She even took on a new last name to show everyone her deep emotional connection with the wall.
9. Lee Jin-Gyu & Fate Testarossa Pillow
While it's not uncommon to hear about people having "waifus" from different animes, Lee Jin-gyu from South Korea took it up a notch. He fell in love with his dakimakura (a large, huggable pillow that comes from Japan) that featured an image of Fate Testarossa, a popular anime character. Wanting to prove his love, he married the pillow in a special ceremony that tied them together forever.
10. Akihiko Kondo & Hatsune Miku (Virtual Idol)
Fans of fictional characters, you'll be happy to know (or not) that you can actually marry virtual idols. Such is the tale of Japanese man, Akihiko Kondo, who married virtual idol, Hatsune Miku. After claiming his serious love for her, the two got married, much to the disappointment and dismay from his mother.
11. Jodi Rose & Le Pont du Diable Bridge
We didn't realize it was possible to find a bridge attractive, but thanks to Australian woman Jodi Rose, we now know it can happen. In 2013, she married the Le Pont du Diable Bridge in Southern France. We suppose age differences don't matter too much when it's a 600-year-old bridge.
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12. Zheng Jiajia & A Robot
Chinese AI Engineer Zheng Jiajia decided to take matters into his own hands after his nagging family kept pressuring him to find a wife and get settled down. So what did he do? He proved his professional skill and talent by building a robot - and then marrying her. We suppose, when all else fails, we'll always have technology to comfort us.
13. Babylonia Aivaz & A Warehouse
When we say love is the most powerful thing in the world, Babylonia Aivaz decided to really take that to heart. And so, when her beloved warehouse was threatened with demolition, she decided to marry it. That's right, she married a warehouse. We can't help but wonder what kind of attraction a run-down warehouse holds though.
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14. Amy Wolfe & 1001 Nachts
Apparently, theme park rides and attractions are incredibly attractive because we've got another woman who married a roller coaster! Amy Wolfe, back in 2010, got married to the 1001 Nachts ride at Knoebels. After expressing her deep attraction to the ride, she just couldn't hold back her love anymore.
15. Noorul Mahjabeen Hassan & Tetris
Back in 2018, Noorul Mahjabeen Hassan declared that she planned to marry her favourite video game of all time, Tetris. In an attempt to feel closer to the game, Hassan constantly surrounded herself with Tetris shaped objects in her room. Whether she actually went through with this marriage, it's hard to find online, but she definitely had strong intentions several years ago. We think we can guess what song played during their wedding if it did happen though.
16. Pascale Sellick & A Blanket
A couple of years back in 2019, Pascale Sellick decided to tie the knot but not with a person. It was with her blanket. Holding a ceremony where the public could attend (as long as they were dressed in pajama outfits), she professed her love to, that's right, her duvet. Claiming that it's able to give her the love and comfort she always wanted, we suppose that's a healthy relationship right?
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17. Richard Torres & A Tree
To many people's surprise, Peruvian actor and activist, Richard Torres (also known as Johnny Depp's lookalike), married a Brussels tree in Cinquantenaire Park. While it's definitely a strange engagement, Torres meant to do it as a symbolic message - he wanted to raise awareness to the massive deforestation and environmental damage being done to the country.
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18. Lauren Adkins & Edward Cullen
When massive Twilight fan Lauren Adkins fell head over heels in love with Edward Cullen actor, Robert Pattinson, she quickly realized she wasn't going to accept anyone else. Wanting to seal the deal, she bought a life-size cardboard cut-out of Edward Cullen, brought him to a wedding chapel in Vegas, and tied the knot. Err, close enough to the real thing we suppose?
19. Sarah Rodo & Boeing 737
We'd be careful the next time you travel on a Boeing 737. As it turns out, one of the planes might be taken! Sarah Rodo from Germany found love during her first flight with a Boeing 737. She's expressed her intentions to marry the plane, taking dozens of flights just so she can spend time with her "lover".
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20. Yuri Tolochko & A Doll
After the Coronavirus put their wedding on hold, bodybuilder Yuri Tolochko finally made his dream come true by marrying the wife of his dreams; it sounds sweet until you realize she's a blow up doll. After meeting in a nightclub back in 2018, Yuri fell deep in love. However, a couple years after their marriage in 2020, turns out Yuri has moved on - with an ashtray. Who knows how this one's going to turn out? Do we sense another wedding?
