I ask this question in total sincerity. A gentleman with whom I (also male) have a mutual interest in companionship told me that he becomes sexually aroused when an attractive man sneezes. He said it makes no difference whether the sneeze is authentic or simulated. (He has never asked me to “fake” one for him; I told you, he’s a gentleman. And no, as fate would have it, my allergies have remained in check during the times we’ve been together, so I’ve not had occasion to observe his reaction firsthand.) My friend tells me that other folks, gay and straight, have this fetish. I’d like to learn more about this behavior, but I don’t know how to research this. Can you help?
Best of Chicago voting is live now. Vote for your favorites »
Greg, you shock me. What do you mean, you don’t know how to research this? This is why God gave us the Internet, which has done more to liberate human sexuality than any technology since Saran Wrap. Type “sneeze fetish” into Yahoo! and a few nanoseconds later you get the following:
Yahoo! Clubs: Sneeze Fetish–celebrating the sensual sneeze.
Diary of a Sneeze Fetishist–exploring the origins, development and impact of one woman’s fetish for sneezing.
The rest you can guess for yourself. She marries a guy with “the most adorable stifled sneeze I’ve ever heard.” But they divorce because “there was a hell of a lot more to making a relationship work than enjoying a great guy’s sneezing over the weekends.” So true! Eventually she gets a couple lucky breaks: (1) she discovers a sneezing fetish club on the Internet, and (2) she meets a guy with…photic sneeze reflex! Will she tell him about her strange desires? Will he freak out or get into it? (Suggested line from my assistant Jenny: “Is that a pepper mill in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?”) You’ll just have to read and find out. While you’re at it, visit Sneezing Fetish Online at www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/ Boardwalk/8296/, which includes sound files, pictures, and movies of people sneezing. Don’t miss the one of the runway model in the allergy commercial–you won’t believe the hay fever on that one.
