Virtual intimacy

virtual intimacyStudies tell us that when we meet a person of the opposite sex (or the same sex if that’s your game) online we build a virtual intimacy not unlike dating in person. There is a reason so many men and women engage in cybersex when they’re on the net. It’s not because they only want to explore their sexuality – they do it because it works for them. They can get sexually aroused by talking sexy with another person.

The worry then is when two people who’ve been doing the virtual rumpy pumpy finally meet in person. It’s a first date but these two people have discussed their sexuality for hours and hours. They feel a sense of emotional ownership of a relationship that may or may not exist for the other person. They meet, they kiss and off they go to experience sex in a physical sense.

Why do I say worry? When you’re having sex with one partner exclusively as in marriage or long term partnering, most people don’t worry about safe sex. I know people should but trust has come in and the need to be safe doesn’t seem so important. What then for someone who has had net sex for months and is “sure” that the other person is being honest about no sex with anyone else? They have unprotected sex, that’s what they do.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 50% of women use a condom when having sex with a partner for the first time. I would guess that it drops to much less than 50% for those women who’ve had a virtual intimate relationship. Ladies, be safe. Always us a condom when having sex with someone new. It just doesn’t make sense to do otherwise.

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4 Comments so far

  1. Park Slope apartments on April 29th, 2010

    I dont agree with this post. Very often I have chatted with people around my area who I usually just plain hello. When we are online we can chat for hours. But when we meet we are just plain awkward.

  2. Dentist in San Pedro on May 2nd, 2010

    The best bet to keep away from “online” dating is to not do it. Try and meet right away for a coffee and make the online part only a flash not the end-all. Real dating is done in the real world.

    Have a good day!!!

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  4. Bankruptcy on July 24th, 2010

    I believe that many online relationships are intimate, and many real life relationships, but can not reduce the ability to describe someone in real life, I have an intimate relationship Developed online.

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