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Fashions undoubtedly transform our consumption habits. Sometimes, they are impractical, uncomfortable and end up being temporary. Others are the tip of the iceberg of a discovery that arrives, tastes and settles forever. Sex toys do not escape this reaction and there are many who have incorporated them into their bed recently but irreversibly.

However, although the advertising and informative bombardment of erotic 'gadgets' is insistent, whether for masturbation in solitude or for games as a couple, there is also a significant percentage of lovers who do not use it. In fact, they represent 22% of men and women, according to a recent global survey conducted by the sector company Lovehoney Group.

If you are around the idea of acquiring one to put 'punch' to your bedroom or to try to see what happens, it is possible that the vast catalog of products overwhelms you and that, to travel the shortest way, choose the most famous just because. Which one to choose?

Is there life beyond the Satisfyer?

Let's start at the beginning. What is a sex toy? Is there life beyond the Satisfyer? Sigrid Cervera is a member of the AEPS (State Association of Sexology Professionals), sexologist at the Museum of Erotica de Barcelona (MEB) and explains emphatically: "When we say erotic toy, we usually relate it to genital toy. This is not only wrong, but greatly reduces the possibilities, because a toy is by definition an object to entertain, amuse and learn. Transferred to sex, the same thing of lovers the game and from there the possibilities are endless. "

Thus, he continues, any object can serve for loving purposes and the ideal for one is marked by your preferences and desires: "The perfect toy for you or your partner is not the one you are supposed to try, nor the one you are supposed to like. It doesn't matter if it's fashionable or not."

Galerie Museum Schelklingen

And speaking of fashions, toys are not a modern invention, far from it. Cervera says that since the world is world, penis-shaped objects were already used for sexual purposes. And he refers as an example to the limonite phallus, a sedimentary rock, found in a cave in the German municipality of Schelklingen, 20 centimeters long and belonging to the Upper Palaeolithic, or the first vibrator, attributed to Cleopatra.

Museum of Erotica of Barcelona

How do I know which one works best for me?

In the same way that anything can become an interesting toy, it could be said that anything can be 'not' stimulating to you. In that case, what to do, which one to choose? Sarah Rippert, director of the MEB gives the key for newbies and recommends watching explanatory videos on the use of each type of toy to dispel all doubts.

All this is very good, although there are those who are wary of 'hooking' on them and reducing sexual games to these artifacts. Both Cervera and Rippert agree that they are a "plus", an option to "see, touch, feel and try" new sensations or even complete them.

It is obvious that the industry is throwing all the meat on the grill and the options are increasingly numerous and sophisticated. The launch of the Satisfyer democratized the use of toys and placed this sucker on the table in all conversations. Although he was not the first, he has 'opened' a door that seems impossible to close: "This industry evolves very fast. There is always something new to discover and now, for example, there are interactive toys and some, even, with artificial intelligence, "explains the director of the MEB.

Discreet, just in case

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Although it is becoming less and less taboo to talk about masturbation and toys, sexuality belongs to the intimate sphere and, as such, it is legitimate to wish it to be out of prying eyes and ears. In this line, brands are not only designing suctioners, vibrators and dildos increasingly beautiful, but they give them complementary forms and uses that absolutely mislead. This is how many 'gadgets' are coming out of the darkness of the bedside table.

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This is the case of a surprising shower head that serves for its own and for female stimulation through different jets of water; that of a rose-shaped suction that may well pass for an air freshener or a floral ornament, without more; An ultra-compact but powerful vibrator that simulates a lipstick with the naked eye to go completely unnoticed in a bag, etc.

Also for them

In addition to the female audience, many sex toys are intended for joint stimulation, in an attempt to address simultaneous pleasure through these gadgets. Others have the focus on them and also, why not, with sophistication and discretion, to the point of showing off in the middle of any room as any speaker or even as a photographic objective instead of as a masturbatory artifact.

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