VR Porn and Relationships
When it comes to adult films and romantic relationships opinions greatly differ. But how will adding virtual reality to the mix impact our everyday sex life and the relationships it serves?
In our opinion it all depends on the state of each relationship. If partners are relatively open about their desires and feel capable of sharing those thoughts with each other than the introduction of VR porn should actually improve their intimacy. However, if VR is used as a mechanism to channel ‘secret’ desires, the fact the VR sex is so much more realistic than ‘traditional’ or 2D porn might cause issues.
The main difference between virtual reality porn and regular porn is that realism. VR allows for a 180 or 360-degree view of the action and the viewer is right in the middle of it. The moment can seem so real that people find themselves not wanting to hold an actors gaze and do in fact turn away if something too jarring is on view. We recently commissioned a small survey of people about their attitudes to VR porn and it reflected similar results to standard porn in that people who didn’t want their partner watching or viewing regular porn felt the same way about VR and those that didn’t mind were equally relaxed about virtual sex. However, those that were uncomfortable with VR Porn, but accepted regular porn cited the realism of the experience as their sticking point. It was borderline ‘cheating’ as far as they were concerned. For example, one surveyor said if their partner wanted such an interactive experience, then they should just have sex with her!
Regardless of whether relationships can improved or worsened by the introduction of VR to our lives one thing is for sure. At some point either one or both partners will try it. So our advice would simply be just don’t get caught wearing a VR headset and looking hot and bothered unless you’ve been totally honest with your partner. Our companion article, ‘The Wanking Dread‘ might give you some tips on how to avoid such a ‘sticky’ situation!
