Nov

I’ve been doing tons of research for a piece on sex and technology that will run in our February 2010 issue. (Ladies, if you have any – any – questions about how technology is changing the way we have relationships, now is the time to speak up!) And wow, have I uncovered a lot of interesting stuff , much of it thanks to the great blog Mysexprofessor.com, written by sexual health educator Debby Herbenick. In no particular order, here’s what I’ve learned at work this week:

*There’s a simulating dating game called LovePlus - in the same vein as The Sims, I think, and I only know about that one thanks to my all-time favourite Chuck Klosterman essay in Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs  - in which men care for a virtual girlfriend. And get this: some men actually develop real feelings for their fake ladyfriends. 

*One of the best-selling sex toys of 2009, the We-Vibe, was developed by a husband-and-wife team from Ontario.

*The website I Just Made Love! lets you mark on a map the exact spot where you’ve just gotten busy. There are also icons for the various positions you may have employed. 

*And, last but not least, did you know that you can control another person’s vibrator over the internet? Apparently this is especially popular for members of the military who are separated from their partners for long periods of time. 

Who knew?

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