However much these differences may be exaggerated, there is clearly some truth to what both scientists and everyday experience tell us, that men tend to more frequently objectify women’s bodies and fantasize about sex for its own sake, while women more commonly tend to prefer sex in the context of an emotional relationship and value a man’s persona

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We seek intimacy to protect ourselves from feeling alone; and yet creating the distance essential to eroticism means stepping back from the comfort of our partner and feeling more alone.

Is an online relationship as honest, open and palpable as a face-to-face relationship? Does the absence of taste, touch, smell – or blood, sweat and tears for that matter – make a difference in the quality of what is experienced? Is immersion in a video game or chat room the same as playing a game on a wet grassy field, or congregating with an in-p... See more