One of the advantages of technology and computers is the ability to have anonymous sexual encounters with no physical participation between the participants. There couldn’t be sex any safer than that, but it still allows people to live out their wildest sexual fantasies with another human being instead of simply watching porn or relying solely on their own imaginations. Cybersex is a pretty interesting concept, because all it is really is an enhanced form of masturbation. There is another person involved via the computer, and that can be with or without a webcam so sometimes it’s just text via instant messaging or chatrooms. Each participant is by themselves (presumably) in front of a computer screen, sharing a fantasy.

Basically what they’re doing is writing an erotic story together by role playing the characters actions, discussion and reactions. It can be very enjoyable though, and many people feel that it’s better than jerking off alone, and since the chat transcripts can be saved, both parties can keep a copy of the story to jerk off to in the future if they so choose. With the addition of a webcam, they dynamic changes a bit because the visual is added, so it becomes a little bit less like an erotic novel. Without a camera though, we could be anyone speaking to anyone.

The anonymity of it allows people to create a persona for themselves; they can be anything or anyone they want. It could be a guy pretending to be a female and lesbian. It could be a teenager pretending to be a 45-year-old rich man that wants to eventually meet in person. Lonely or unhappy people can sometimes start to feel an emotional attachment to their cybering buddy, and are quite often very disappointed when it never moves into real life or when they find out the person hasn’t been completely honest about who they are, but if we all keep our wits about us and don’t get overly attached to a fantasy person, it can be a lot of fun and a great outlet for sexual fantasies that we might want to explore in this realm before attempting it in real life for whatever reasons. It gives people a way to have sexual release with the feeling of having someone else involved, even though the other person or people aren’t physically present.