Therapy, and Fantasy: The Growing Demand for Life-Size Sex Dolls

The idea of having Life-Size Dolls originated centuries ago. When used by individuals instead of a couple’s wedding night, then it was referred to as ‘dame de voyage’ or ‘Traveling ladies’ and was commonly employed by French and Spanish sailors in their long sailing expeditions. These were crude dummies that could be made from cloth or leather. 29 The inflatable dolls arrived in the 20th century, albeit still distant from the life-like dolls, due to progress in materials and technology.