Although there isn't a lot of content online for those with dacryphilia, online forums devoted to this fetish tend to be less explicit and mostly focused on images, gifs and videos of people crying. FetLife also includes a group for dacryphiliacs.
Reviewed by Kinkly Staff on November 9, 2022
The term comes from the Greek word for tears, "dakrya," while "philia" means love.
Dacryphilia is also known as dacrylagnia.
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In practice, dacryphilia may be incorporated with various types of BDSM play. A dominant partner may elicit tears from their submissive partner through heavy pain play, rough body play, verbal humiliation, or power play. Conversely, a submissive partner might cry during a BDSM scene as a display of service or deep emotion. Within a BDSM scene, tears and sobbing can be pleasurable to both submissives and dominants.