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Member Article:Is sexting good for a healthy relationship? Post Your Comment

sexaddictdon 66 M
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Is sexting good for a healthy relationship?

11/7/2016

Texting, Emailing or just plain Sexting your lover/spouse/partner/FWB
during the day can be fun. What I wonder is, if sexting is
healthy and can strengthen or neutralize a relationship.



In a study, from the American Psychological Association
(2015) suggests that sexting is incredibly popular (more
than 80 percent of the adults surveyed did it in the past
year) and it seems it might beneficial for a relationship.
Well if you are Anthony Weiner, of course sexting that young
woman has not helped your relationship. It seems, based
on a small sample of adults (60% women) 87% sexted in their
lifetime, including 82% within the past year. Wow. Almost
100% (96% to quote the study) actually just used their cell
phones to Sext.


Sexting has received a fair amount of criticism
in the past, mainly due to the fact that the recipient of
your sexting (or pictures) may not be able protect it due
to hacking, others looking at their devices or worse case
scenario "catfishing" or really worser (not
a word, just used for effect) case scenario "Sextortion".
Yes my friend, there are people out there who would use your
information/pictures to extort you.


SexTortion generally refers to the crime of extortion
involving sex- or explicit photos (usually digital) .
Extortion victimizes someone by demanding money, property,
sex, or some other “service” from the person and threatening
to harm him or her if the demand requested isn’t met. When
digital photos are involved, the harm being threatened
is often extreme embarrassment or loss of reputation through
exposure or distribution of the person’s photos. Imagine
your naked photos or video of that three-some or orgy gets
around the coffee cooler. That kind of image can be disturbing
and become an issue for you at work, or with your family and
friends! Just thinking about the cost of an attorney has
my head spinning.


Nearly 74 percent of people did sexting in committed relationships,
versus 43 percent in casual relationships. The study showed,
the results were not mixed. There were higher levels of
sexual satisfaction with people in committed or casual
relationships, as opposed to single people. There were
higher levels of relationship satisfaction, except for
those in a "very committed" relationship because
they had confirmed they are already satisfied. [photo4
sexaddictdon]


Sexting also fits nicely into longtime couples' busy
schedules to keep things spicy. Imagine sexting your lover
who travels lot? Maybe they are on vacation and you want
them to know you are thinking about them! Maybe they live
in different city or neighborhood or due to each others
work schedule, have trouble connecting throughout the
day. It's quick. It's right there. and remember
nobody can hear you moan when sexting!


"Only good girls keep diaries. Bad girls don’t have time.”

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Heathen_G 64 M
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11/7/2016

Is sexting good for a healthy relationship? ... No.
Heathen_G 64 M
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11/9/2016

and remember nobody can hear you moan when sexting! ... And nobody can hear them laughing their head off [maybe even with friends] as you send sexts.

Nobody can see you're sexting with something out of a jennycraig nightmare either.
Heathen_G 64 M
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11/9/2016

In a study, from the American Psychological Association (2015) suggests that sexting is incredibly popular ... Doesn't mean people should be doing it.

(more
than 80 percent of the adults surveyed did it in the past
year) ... Probably basement dwellers.

and it seems it might beneficial for a relationship. ... No. And the reason is; relationships require sensual contact. Auditory, visual, touch, being the top 3.

Well if you are Anthony Weiner, of course sexting that young woman has not helped your relationship. ... Anthony would have been better off not getting married in the first place.
Saranghae2 51 F
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11/15/2016

i use to be heavily into cyber sex/sexting and what not. that was when sex was kinda new to me. also, it occurred when i was already in a committed relationship. I NEVEr did such a thing with the person i was dating at the time... but i would with others. I suppose it was seen as a form of outlet for me while i was feeling trapped in such a relationship.

now that i am single and have more experience under my belt. its not something i engage in.. at least not so heavily... perhaps i do it more as a casual thing... as i have a 30 something year old guy that from time to time... he allows me to watch his cam and has texted me. he's someone in whom i previously ended up seeing several years back. and have had continued light conversation with him thru out the years. he's in his early 30's. I remember i first met him in person when he had been 25. but i've only met him twice all together. its just a casual thing that occurs from time to time..

but as for the more "serious" married guy i've been dating for exactly one year and one day now... no, i dont do that type of sexting stuff with him. plus, texting isnt exactly a discreet thing to do anyways. also, it really doesnt interest me... at least not with him. sure, we may share sex thoughts with each other thru email when we are apart from time to time... but its not done in a way to really get each other off... but its merely, just expressing whats on our mind at the time. its really our in person experience... is when i view the true magic happens. his sense of touch, smell, the way we respond with each other... is what has made more of a lasting imprint on me... its that certain mind/body/emotional connection is what has made me stick with this fellow so long. a very new experience for me actually...

i guess what i am saying...
i view sexting amongst the person your in a relationship with... is a perhaps a measure/reflection of what type of intimacy u have with that other person. in my mind, the higher level of intimacy... the more insignificant sexting really becomes...
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12/7/2016

Sexting is good, it brings out a side of you that may bring happy thoughts, but I wouldn't share recognizable details when sexting, just a general body part.


Ric