At some point, some of us get bored of our relationship or marriage. Things cool off but we aren't prepared for the lack of fire between us. The difference is that some of us stick together and get through the tough times, while others prefer other strategies.

And for one man, he chose the latter. This man prefers a sex doll over his wife and decided to begin a new relationship with her.

Masayuki Ozaki, a physiotherapist in Japan, chose to get comfy with a silicone sex doll, and he’s pretty happy about it.

This isn’t just a cheap inflatable doll, either. It’s a $6,000 doll with realistic genitals and nearly 2,000 are made and sold in Japan every year.

Ozaki and his doll, named Mayu, do everything together. They even share a bed in the same house as his daughter and wife.

Ozaki says, “After my wife gave birth, we stopped having sex and I felt a deep sense of loneliness.”

He says that the first time he laid eyes on Mayu, it was love at first sight. He also says his wife wasn’t too happy about the new arrangement. “My wife was furious when I first brought Mayu home. These days she puts up with it, reluctantly,” he says.

Ozaki’s teenage daughter isn’t too fond of Mayu either, but he says she’s now old enough to share clothes with her.

He admits that human relationships turn him off, and according to the New York Post, during a stroll with Mayu, he claimed, “Japanese women are cold-hearted.”

Ozaki isn't the only man to turn to a sex doll in time of need.

Senji Nakajima takes his doll, Saori, on skiing and surfing trips. But his family isn't as understandable as Ozaki's. Nakajima says that his new romance divided his house and family and that his wife has actually banned Saori from the house.

Nakajima says of the relationship, “My son accepts it; my daughter can’t.”

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Some men who begin relationships with sex dolls are lucky to have understanding families who are accepting of it. Others aren't so lucky and end up dividing their household.

As for Ozaki's wife? She works on ignoring her husband's silicone partner.

She says, “I just get on with the housework. I make the dinner, I clean, I do the washing. I choose sleep over sex.”

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