Sunday, November 2, 2008

sex toy research

For my appliance studio class, I have chosen to design a sex toy targeted to couples. Our first assignment for this project was to do research on preexisting or similar products. And I must say, there are quite a few very interesting toys out in the market today, but they are more for masturbation purposes. One of my favourites is the boditalk vibrator that vibrates when your cell phone is in use.
Another one, is the Cone, is designed to be able to be used by both genders.


For the next part of my research, I went around and asked a few people what they
thought of sex toys being part of their sex life with their partners. I was happy to find that all the people I talked to were very open and willing to talk to me about their personal views on sex toys. Most people did not like the idea of using toys in bed. I seemed to be getting a lot of the same opinions, which were all along the lines of:

-Seems too unnatural and foreign

-Too “kinky”

-Real sex shouldn’t need to rely on external objects, and should be kept “pure”

-Doesn’t bring anything new into the sex life, and doesn’t do anything that a person could do themselves.

-Has too many connotations to masturbation, and masturbation and sex should be kept separate.

-Only for people with boring sex lives (usually people who are in a long term relationship) who need help sparking up their relationship.

-Could replace the partner

They seemed to be open to the idea of trying it out, but just for curiosities sake. I feel that sex toys are still too closely linked to the porn industry and the average people don’t see themselves “kinky” enough to be using sex toys with their partners.

Although sex toys may feel a bit unnatural, there are many plus sides to using them. They can help prolong and increase the intensity of an orgasm and reach or find erogenous zones more effectively and quickly or help turn sexual fantasies to reality. While toys help in the physical act, people provide the emotional pleasure that partners need.



On a random side note:

I have just recently found out that men are able to have multiple orgasms:

Also, here is just a little educational bit on the female orgasm:

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