One in eight Germans currently lives in a long-distance relationship. Predestined for the sex-poor long distance relationship hit are students who, because of all the internships, semesters abroad and changes of study location, change their place of residence as often as they change their toothbrush. Anyone who is anxiously at the beginning of a great love or a great career with the local ties of a louse should warmly and optimistically recommend the following cyber sex innovations.
Teledildonics like Lovepalz
This wonderful set, consisting of a vibrator and a cylinder, reduces complicated heteronormative sexuality to its simplest form: the cylinder has to go into the hole. In order to be able to feel this intense fusion over hundreds and thousands of kilometers, the woman's vibrator and the man's masturbator are connected to each other: If one of the devices is used, the partner receives an SMS and can now use his sex toy take. The pressure on the vibrator and the man's thrusts are simulated by the partner, giving you the opportunity to feel the movements of the other's genitals despite the distance. This is romance in the 21st century, for just $189. If you want to clearly show your loved one from a distance how much coitus is valued: the LovePalz is also available gold-plated for 10,000 US dollars.
Sex bodysuits like Illusion VR
Admittedly, it's a bit scary... In order not to have to miss out on the (purely tactile) feeling of sex, there is now the sex bodysuit. This diving suit-like thing is equipped with sensors all over the body as well as a virtual reality headset with VR glasses to give the feeling of having real sex via impulses. However, such bodysuits are currently only available for men. Unfair. I am for equal rights in virtual sex!
Kiss balls like pillows
You can achieve an orgasm all on your own, even in a long-distance relationship. However, it becomes more difficult when it comes to your partner's kisses, which sprinkle everyday life with a little love and warmth.
The Pillowger gadget, which is still in development, offers an alternative that at first glance takes some getting used to: Both partners connect their kissing ball to the computer via USB. Similar to teledildonics, sensors are used to transmit each other's movements to silicone lips to give the feeling that you are kissing the person you love.
French kissing fans can look forward to upcoming developments that also attempt to simulate the user's tongue. In the 21st century, it's no longer just lipsticks that are kiss-proof, but also virtual reality kisses.
Of course, all of these cyber sex developments never replace the physical presence of a loved one. Trying to make real, physical sex a virtual experience is like squaring the circle: no matter how close the stimulation of all the senses through virtual technologies comes to the stimulation of real sex, of course it does not replace interpersonal closeness. However, if you have ever been in a long-distance relationship for a long period of time and (like me) have desperately tried to make sexuality tangible even from hundreds of kilometers away, the porn industry's new technologies may make this attempt easier.
One in eight Germans currently lives in a long-distance relationship. Virtual sex could be a small consolation.
