An Arkansas man who raised eyebrows after revealing he was in an intimate relationship with his car has been left devastated after his ‘soulmate’ was written off.
The frisky motorist, who goes only by Nathaniel, detailed how his relationship broke down with his beloved 1998 Chevy Monte Carlo, named Chase, after it was destroyed during a routine check up four years ago.
His unorthodox affair captured headlines over a decade ago after it was featured on an episode of the TLC’s ‘My Strange Addiction’, where he was seen shamelessly expressing his love for the classic motor by getting intimate with its machinery.
But while the gearhead admitted he had even had sex with his car, he said in an update shared by TLC’s Instagram last month that their love ran out of fuel.
Although he has tried to move on with several new cars, Nathaniel admitted he can’t replace Chase and feels his latest fling is ‘more of a friends with benefits’ situation.
Nathaniel broke down as he revealed his ‘soulmate’ was written off four years ago
The Arkansas man captured headlines a decade ago after he revealed his intimate relationship with Chase on an episode of the TLC show ‘My Strange Addiction’
He said it was ‘love at first sight’ after laying eyes on the classic 1998 Chevy at a resale lot
Nathaniel broke down in tears as he gave an update on his life, saying: ‘I think people will be surprised to hear that Chase isn’t a part of my life anymore.’
‘When you last saw me a decade ago, I was in an intimate relationship with my car Chase,’ he said.
In the archival footage from the original show, Nathaniel proudly smooched the 1998 Chevy on the bumper and steering wheel while telling the car how much he loved ‘him.’
He said after meeting Chase at a resale lot, it was ‘love at first sight’, as he was drawn to the car because its parts ‘just seemed to fit and I felt a connection.’
However, Nathaniel ominously cried as he thought about what he would do if he ever lost his lover, saying his ‘heart would just stop’.
The beloved motor was involved in a serious accident four years ago after it went in for maintenance, with an image from the tragedy showing a metal structure collapsed on the car.
‘I still think about it a lot and it breaks my heart that he’s not here,’ he said in his update. ‘I felt like he deserved better.’
Nathaniel is one of the rare people who experience objectophilia or objectum-sexuality, a condition that sees people attracted to physical objects over people. Among the items people have fallen for over the years includes a Boeing-737 plane and a bundle of balloons.
Nathaniel said he was drawn to the car because its parts ‘just seemed to fit and I felt a connection’
After losing his ‘soulmate’ four years ago, Nathaniel admitted he still thinks about Chase every day
The beloved motor was involved in a serious accident after it went in for a routine checkup, leaving Nathaniel heartbroken
As a way of coping with the loss, Nathaniel has seemingly turned his bedroom into a shrine for the Chevy – and has even made its bumper his bed’s headboard
In the footage from the original show, Nathaniel ominously cried as he thought about what he would do if he ever lost Chase, saying his ‘heart would just stop’
As a way of coping with the gut-wrenching loss, Nathaniel seems to have turned his room into a shrine for his former partner. Chase’s bumper has become his bed’s headboard, and nostalgic pictures of the two of them together are found throughout the room.
‘The bedroom is just a special place and I felt like that was the perfect place for him, and to have him close to me,’ he added.
Among the ‘cute’ pictures he chose for his walls and bedding included the couple embracing in a field and the car ‘getting a bath’.
‘You look back and realize the things you take for granted, until its too late,’ Nathaniel tearfully said.
Although he said he ‘still thinks about Chase’, he said he’s moved on with several other cars. He said he went out looking for new lovers, when he came across his ‘baby girl’ Lex – a Lexus ES330.
He ran through a fleet of cars in his collection, as he admitted that Lex is ‘not the only love I have in my life, I have expanding the family.’
Recalling his time with the beloved motor, Nathaniel said ‘it breaks my heart that he’s not here’
Nathaniel said he has moved on with a fleet of new cars, including an SUV named Jet and a black sedan named Jason – which he described as ‘very gentlemanly’
His jet ski Adam was also revealed in the update, which he said he especially enjoys as he gets to ‘wrap my legs around him and feels like I’m hugging him’
Also among his ‘family’ is a new luxurious sedan called Jordan. ‘He’s very luxurious, very gentlemanly. I have affection for Jordan all the time, I love on him all the time, I give him kisses,’ he said.
‘I show affection for Jordan in a lot of ways, we’ve been intimate,’ he added.
He moved on to his ‘more manly’ partner Jet, a large black SUV that he said has a ‘cute butt’ because he likes its back tail lights.
The Arkansas man said the SUV partners up with his jet ski Adam, which he gets to ‘wrap my legs around him and feels like I’m hugging him… I used to spend more time on the lake with him but it’s been a while.’
Despite his ever expanding ‘family’, Nathaniel said he has plenty of love to go around and none of his cars ever feel ‘jealous’ of each other.
