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Revision as of 06:00, 7 November 2004 by 12.144.5.2 (talk) (Online AB/DL communities predated the WWW!)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)"Diaper lover" is the popular term for a person who feels a strong desire to wear and use diapers without physiological necessity. This paraphilia is differentiated from infantilism in that those of the latter category are also focussed with returning to babyhood in ways other than by wearing diapers. A vast majority of diaper lovers are male. Contrary to what some people might think, neither of these conditions are the same as, or even imply, pedophilia.
A desire to wear diapers seems often to be first created whilst a person is still at a very young age, during periods of emotional turbulence in their family, or a reluctance to be potty trained. In many cases, though, there is no apparent cause. Before puberty these desires are largely dormant in most of those affected, but during the period of approx 8-15 years of age the person becomes aware of an attraction to diapers, and sometimes will act upon this attraction.
In some cases the desire is of a sexual nature, in which case it may be classed as a fetish; in others it is non-sexual, the wearer deriving a sense of comfort and safety from wearing diapers.
It is most common for a diaper lover to feel ashamed and isolated in their desires. Until the rise of online services,few persons interested in the subject had contact with any others.The CompuServe Adult Human Sexuality Forum established an "Adult Babies" section in 1987,which may have been the first online community based on sharing this interest.Today there are numerous websites dedicated to various facets of the fetish.