The topic described is Infantilism.
This is the love of diapers, and being treated like a baby or infant. Infantilism is commonly referred to as
AB or TBism, standing for Adult Babies or Teen Babies. It shall be referred to as TBism on this page.

A TB most often likes to wear diapers, and to use them for their intended purpose for sexual satisfaction. TBs often like to be treated like Babies, and may like to suck on a pacifier, drink out of a bottle, wear footed sleepers, etc.

The person who sent you here may also be a
DL, which stands for Diaper Lovers. They are people who like diapers, but do not like to be treated like babies.

The fact that they are TB should have no effect on your relationship with this person. TBs do not neccesarily think or act like babies outside their homes, (Although some like to do so). In fact, many TBs give no impression that they are TBs, and it is most likely that you had no idea whatsoever before now. Many TBs are very good at hiding their "Stash," that is, their store of TB related items, like diapers, bottles, and pacifiers. I myself have mine hidden in such a place that my friends would be very surprised to hear they had been sitting within a metre of it.

A number of TBs or ABs are the people you would think least likely to be TB or AB, like bikers, to use one example of someone I read about. They may be of large or small build, good at sports, or bad, a very social person or an introvert. In short, just about anyone you know could be a TB.

This alone should be proof that there is nothing unnatural about them. They are often the easiest people to talk to, they can be very good listeners, and one person I know might as well be a psychologist. Perhaps the fact that they are more in touch with the much sought "inner child" than most is the cause for this.

A lot of TBs have been brought by their parents to psychiatrists, and the psychiatrists, for the most part, had the same thing to say: TBism is an unusual but perfectly healthy transition through adolescence, whether or not it disappears later on in life.

In conclusion, the fact that this person is a TB or DL should have no impact upon your relationship, and even strengthen it, as they trusted you enough to tell you. I suggest that you talk to them soon as you would talk to them about anything else. Tell them that this is alright with you, and that their secret is safe with you. Perhaps now that you know they trust you, you may wish to tell them something, as everyone has a secret, and it seems to me that it is human nature to have a fetish of som sort. As a TB, they are quite likely to understand it better than other people might.

It is also likely that this page does not cover their individual fetish, as everyone is different. You may wish to ask them to fill you in on this too. Just remember, that they are likely to be wary of telling you, otherwise they wouldn't have sent you here, they'd have told you up front. So don't rush up to them and talk loud and fast, demanding that they tell you every last detail, as this will more than likely be what they were trying to avoid by sending you here.

I hope this helps, and for more information, you should go to the following sites:

Nman63's Site - A usful resource on TBism, reference for parents and friends

The DPF - The AB world's most famous site.

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