PEARL, Miss.—Romantic Adventures owner Tami Rose has become something of a "sexpert" during the current COVID lockdown, and she's seeing a spike in sales at her boutique Romantic Adventures—and while that isn’t unusual with the approach of Valentine’s Day, what is unusual is that a large number of the toys, lingerie and accessories she’s selling are things that can be used for long-distance video chat.
“Sex is absolutely going virtual like everything else in our lives; I personally feel like my life gets more digital every day,” said Rose of the lockdown. “Our phones have become the essential tool for modern life, and they are at their core a communication device, so it is natural that communication with our lovers would be an essential part of that.”
With isolation being an issue when it comes to long-term home confinement, Rose suggests that more people may want to embrace this sexy trend in 2021.
“If a picture is worth a thousand words, an emoji might be worth 10,000, because there is an agreed-upon understanding of it that actually connects with the collective unconscious and reaffirms a tribal sense of belonging,” she observed.
Rose notes that her clients’ current long-distance favorites on her shopromanticadventures.com site include bondage kits to kick up the kink a notch and buzzy Bluetooth-enabled devices to get the flow going in a playful way.
“Sexting and teasing is a great way to create tension throughout the day that can slowly build up to a scene between you and your partner at a later time,” added Rose. “In our very fragmented and isolated lives right now, it can be a special way to reach out and get on the same page with someone. There are many things to worry about and get done, but a text in the midst of an unrelated task can get you dreaming about the pleasure that is promised by it. Which adds a bit of spice to an otherwise stressful day.”
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