What will be the major trends in sex and romantic relationships in 2021? Virtual meetings, connected sextoys, audio pornography and sex education … Wow Tech – expert in adult toys – has listed the ten sex trends that will punctuate our year.
What will happen in 2021 under the covers? WOW Tech – leading company in the sexual well-being sector and manufacturer of innovative and premium products for the love life – has listed all the sex trends to come.
1. Remote sex
The Covid-19 pandemic is turning our love lives upside down and has caused us to have a completely different relationship with sexuality. So couples are looking for new ways to challenge current distance or restrictions. "Sexting", masturbation by interposed screen, or sextoys controlled remotely are among the possibilities to get excited from a distance. A recent survey carried out by We-Vibe showed that our willingness to try something new when it comes to sexuality is stronger today than during the first lockdown (up 25%).
2. Virtual meetings
Virtual dating is becoming more and more important for singles, as the chances of spontaneous dating are rather slim during this period. Safe sex has taken on a whole new meaning during this health crisis. A few months ago, the health authorities across the Atlantic delivered their recommendations on the sexual practices to be favored in times of a pandemic. Of these, solo sex would be the safest method. After the trend of "corona cuffing", which invited singles to find a partner in confinement, and the features of live-video on dating apps, 2021 could see the emergence of more virtual dating experiences.
3. Audio-porn
Audio porn or audio pornography is booming. Erotic stories are a real success, especially with women, who find in them a new way to take pleasure. Like feminist porn, erotic podcasts bring female desire and pleasure back to the forefront. This year
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4. Sex education at any age
In a survey We-Vibe conducted with Appinio in July 2020, 94% of respondents said male and female masturbation was never covered in their school sex education classes. While fertility issues are on the program, subjects related to pleasure are often absent. Fortunately, there are more and more apps, podcasts and documentaries on the subject to break taboos and educate young and old. If we instinctively think of Sex Education, other initiatives stand out. In France, Climax, the first educational series dedicated to female pleasure (we gave you our opinion here) was born. TikTok and Instagram are also redefining the rules of sex education. From content creators to sex therapists, many accounts make sexuality more accessible, and above all, less taboo.
5. Contraception without hormones and gynecological autonomy
In recent years, hormone-free contraception has grown in popularity. According to Santé Publique France, in 2010, 45% of women used the pill as a means of contraception, they were only 40.5% in 2013, and 36.5% in 2016. Copper IUD, natural contraceptive methods. .. More and more women are taking more care of their bodies and questioning their contraceptive methods, but this is far from the only factor to be taken into account in the current movement of "empowerment of women". Topics related to sexuality, women's sexual health, as well as physical self-determination, are increasingly at the center of the debate. Gynecological autonomy refers, for example, to the ability to take charge of one's privacy, and the minor health concerns associated with it. From free instinctive flow to symptothermia (a natural method for managing fertility) through sex education, women reclaim their bodies.