The poll of over 3, Brits suggests a third of the country is most interested in pursuing erotic roleplay with a partner. But other, more niche, sexual fetishes also featured with about one in 20 Brits interested in pursuing 'objectphilia'. This is where a person is interested in 'engaging with a sexual or romantic relationship with an inanimate object'.
Stock image. The 'inanimate object', be it a sex toy or a lamp, preferred by those interested in pursing objectphilia wasn't specified in the report. While erotic roleplay reigned supreme with 32 per cent of Brits surveyed interested in titillating fictional scenarios, coming in second place was pursuing a 'dom and sub relationship' at 17 per cent.
Dom and sub stand for dominant and submissive respectively and is a relationship where one person has consensually agreed power over the other. This was closely followed by sexual voyeurism, the act of observing others engaged in sexual acts, at 16 per cent.
About one in six Brits 14 per cent were interested in trying 'dry dating' which considered a 'sex trend' where people date without drinking alcohol or taking drugs. A similar proportion of Brits 13 per cent wanted a 'sugar relationship' where one partner offers financial rewards in exchange for companionship or intimacy. Over one in 10 Brits 11 per cent reported being interested in pegging β a sex act where a person uses a sex toy to have anal sex with another.
Other, more niche, sexual fetishes also featured, with about one in 20 Brits interested in pursuing 'objectphilia'. The same proportion were interested in polyamory, which is the act of having multiple sexual partners without the goal of a relationship.
