Of all the things a man or woman might think could help their relationship, having an intimate physical, sexual experience with someone else via virtual reality surely is quite low on the list. It’s more likely a couple will consider opening their relationship to other partners than to strap on VR headsets and explore virtual adult entertainment. All things considered, trying VR porn as a couple might not be a bad idea.
Understanding is Key
First of all, finding and dipping your toe in the world of VR porn has never been easier. Not only is there a huge amount of virtual porn to choose from, it ranges from the predictable to the truly surprising. Behind it all is an innovative push to make adult entertainment more intimate and more satisfying for more and more people. Before we go any further, though, it’s important to understand exactly what is meant by “VR porn.”
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Virtual reality porn is not a tech-enabled real-time interaction with another person with whom a user is communicating directly and knowingly. It is the prerecorded 3D video production of a sexual act between two people, one of whom usually remains silent so as to become a surrogate for the user. When a user straps on a VR headset and enters into a VR sex scene, they become one of the participants. For anyone in a real-life relationship, this may start to seem much closer to cheating than traditional porn viewing. When you remember the one-sided nature of the interaction, however, it’s clear that it occupies much the same position. Every couple (and every individual) will have their own thoughts about exactly what constitutes infidelity but porn has clearly become a more accepted way to explore sexual ideas and images for both men and women regardless of their sexual orientation. VR porn, then, is no more “cheating” than being aroused by an underwear or swimwear advertisement erected at a bus shelter. It is no more “cheating” than finding a Hollywood sex scene hot.
Make Your Own Rules and Share Them
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Should a couple decide to spice things up with a dalliance in VR, there are plenty of experiences to choose from. Perhaps a couple has always wanted to visit a sex party but didn’t want to be put in the uncomfortable position of only wanting to touch each other while surrounded by others swapping and switching partners as they wish. (Nobody wants to be seen as a novice or a killjoy, after all.) Orgy experiences come to vivid life in VR and don’t always involve the user being part of a (virtual) physical exchange. Voyeurism works wonderfully in VR and allows users to feel like they’re part of something that’s still too risqué to engage in in the real world.
Your first VR porn adventure as a couple doesn’t need to be so elaborate, of course. While there is obviously plenty of content geared toward male viewers, there’s quite a lot of VR porn for women, too. Offering both all-female scenarios and those with a man willing and eager to provide pleasure, however intangible, VR porn for women is gearing up to be a major reason why virtual sex increases its prominence. Well, that is a great way to avoid all the not-so-sexy complications that can come with opening up your once monogamous relationship: STIs, STDs, unwanted pregnancies, and perhaps most volatile of all, emotional entanglements. All of these can be avoided by people willing to use VR porn to expand the confines of a committed coupledom. As always, nothing trumps communication and honesty. Share your concerns, desires, and feelings with your partner openly and encourage them to do the same. Only then will something once taboo and daunting become a playground that can enhance your mutual satisfaction.