What will the sex of the future look like?
How might sex and relationships change in the coming decades?
Have you ever thought about how it could be the sex of the future? They have tried to imagine various possible scenarios Tom Cheeswright, an applied futurologist, and Kate Moyle, a LELO sex expert and certified therapist, developing a report published by LELO on sex and relationships, and how they might evolve in the future. What, then, are the trends that experts have hypothesized for the coming decades? Let’s find out together.
Scientific discoveries that help pleasure
Science has made and continues to make great strides, including in the field of sexual pleasure. In recent years, new pleasure zones have been discovered, ready to be stimulated with advanced sex toys and innovative materials.
The point A is a recently discovered female erogenous zone that increases sexual pleasure, enhances lubrication, and enables deeper orgasms and longer lasting. This area is located in the deep part of the vagina, exactly between the cervix and the bladder. It is located about 10-15 centimeters deep, about 5 centimeters from the more famous G-spot. It is believed that this area can play a significant role in enhancing the female sexual experience for many women. However, every woman is different, implying individual variability related to her own physical and sexual perception.
Less sex but more quality
The hectic lifestyle, increasing number of engagements and increasing use of digital platforms could limit the time to devote to sex. The trend in recent years is already this, but in the future there may be a further decrease in the amount of sexual intercourse within the week. According to the Censis-Bayer report on the new sexual behaviors of Italians, in 2019 most Italians (33.2%) claimed to have sexual intercourse 2-3 times a week, while 27.7% claimed to have it at least once a week. However, although the amount of sexual intercourse is expected to decrease, the quality could improve: sexual intercourse should be qualitatively better, more intense, searching, meaningful, and less casual.
We will shorten the distance (in all senses)
If make love in person is certainly one of the most romantic and passionate aspects, it is not certain that in the future it will be the only way. Virtual environments will complement physical ones, allowing long-distance sexual experiences absolutely realistic.
I toys with remote control for example, will allow couples who are far apart to have engaging sexual experiences, even at a distance: partners will be able to stimulate each other, making sexual experiences more accessible and fulfilling, regardless of their geographical location. Indeed, with the increase in travel and commuting, especially for study or work, remotely controlled sex toys and virtual worlds will play a key role in couples’ intimacy and relationships; therefore, the use of these devices in couples is likely to increase.
In addition, some sex robots: not only as a replacement for humans, but also to explore other kinds of experiences, although achieving a satisfactory level of realism will be a challenge. It will be interesting to find out how to integrate these technologies into one’s intimacy without compromising human relationships, managing to enhance one’s physical pleasure, contributing to a healthy and satisfying sex life.
Inclusive sex toys
One of the most significant innovations about the future of sexuality will involve the quality and materials of sex toys. These devices will become more and more natural and organic and will interact with the digital world. In addition, progress in research will likely lead to the production of sex toys that are increasingly adaptable to all physiques, genders, ages, and for people with disabilities, contributing to greater inclusion and sexuality expressed in an increasingly safe and peaceful way.
The evolution of relationships
Society is evolving and, despite some remaining taboos, is becoming more open and flexible about sexual matters. This can lead to a greater awareness and normalization of desires, sexual practices and relationships. Acceptance of sexual diversity and various forms of relationships could make the open relationships, polyamory or non-monogamous relationships. Moreover, technology could influence not only sexual experiences but also the way relationships are formed and maintained. Dating apps are becoming more and more sophisticated, as are artificial intelligence and virtual reality.In this way, new ways of interaction and connection between people could be created.
