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A fetish is a fondness or liking for something in particular, that may, or may not be very common; some people have a foot fetish, where they love to rub or have their feet rubbed.

The word is often used to mean any unusual sexual practice, preference, or obsession that involves sexual identification, objects, or roles.

Traditionally, some psychologists have claimed that fetishists are 'in love' with the fetish object (such as rubber or whatever) instead of the person. However, fetishism may not be that extreme. Very often it's simply a way of spicing things up.

However:

If the fetish interferes with your daily life, or if you cannot have a sexual relationship without involving the fetish, you might want to talk to a counselor. The idea is to control the fetish, not let it control you!

In Detail

As above, a Fetish is a object, thing or situation that causes sexual arousal, such as a specific type of clothing, footware, sexual or non-sexual act or situation like "having sex outside."

A true fetish in psychology terms is a thing (as above) that needs to be present for sexual satisfaction to be achieved. This describes a type of mental illness. But the usual use of the word fetish just refers to an affinity for something specific, not an absolute need for it. Normally it is something other than accepted mainstream sexual practices.

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