Saturdays are all about opening and expanding our minds to the “stranger” sides of sex and sexuality. If the cops theme song is top of your play list, and the idea of inmate has you wanting to set up congigal visits then this weeks topic is perfect for you. Ever think about how sexy badass people are? The guy on the motorcycle, the girl in the leather jacket and sunglasses, etc.? Well, if you take that a little bit further down the badass path, you get hybristophilia, which is being aroused by people who have done bad things or committed crimes.

What is it

Hybristophilia is a type of paraphilia in which a person gets sexually aroused over someone else committing an offensive or violent act. Think: mass murderers, sexual murderers, and cult leaders. Because access to notorious criminals is limited, hybristophilia can manifest itself as relationships maintained via letters sent and received while the criminal is in prison. It is only hybristophilia if the non-criminal party is actually aroused by the idea of the criminal committing a murder or similar, just writing a letter to a prisoner or keeping in contact with someone you already know doesn’t count.

Why

Primarily the idea is that they want to get close to a violent person so that they can either participate in a fantasy life that involves them or actually become partners with them. There’s also a thrill that comes with interacting with individuals who are notorious, and some women may be drawn to these men for their apparent dominance or masculinity.

Do you have an unusual obsession with true crime podcasts and are now wondering if you may be a hybristophiliac? If you’re not sexually aroused by the sight of a crime being committed, then you probably don’t have hybristophilia. Don’t worry if you haven’t found your freaky side yet, come back next Saturday for more strange sex adventures and you’re sure to find yours in no time!