Pyramus and Thisbe
Take the ancient Greek story of Pyramus and Thisbe, a couple of crazy kids whose parents didn’t want them getting together. They lived in the ancient Greek equivalent of a duplex, so they secretly whispered “tender messages” (e.g. dirty talk) through a crack in the wall adjoining their homes. Though Pyramus and Thisbe both ended up dead, their tale lives on as the oldest recorded instance of phone sex in human history.
For lovers separated by more than a few inches of structurally questionable masonry, dirty letters used to be de rigeur. As technology advanced, long-distance relationships were aided by the real-time interaction provided by Ma Bell, and phone sex was born. And when the World Wide Web made its debut, it took roughly nine and a half minutes for the idea of cybersex to spring, fully formed, from the head of a horny computer science undergraduate.
More recently, the mobile technology revolution has brought sex right into our pockets and purses. Fifty-nine percent of all young adults (ages 20 - 26) have sent suggestive messages via e-mail or text message, and one-third of all young adults have sent or posted explicit photos of themselves. And the Boditalk Escort capitalizes on the trend. Connected to a cell phone, it vibrates whenever a nearby cell phone receives a call or text. No more slipping a phone in your pocket and dialing yourself repeatedly…this one will keep right on buzzing even after you answer the call. Truly, this is phone sex brought to a whole new level.
With the proliferation of digital media, sending naughty notes and pictures has gotten easier, but it’s not a new practice. Go back a decade and you’re seeing dirty notes on lipstick-smeared paper with a few Polaroids folded inside. Some of us even knew a guy who worked at a photo lab who would process our dirty pics, against company policy, for free. Now, however, taking explicit photos or videos of (or for) your lover is easier and more private than ever, provided that you don’t post the result on RedTube for all to see.
For lovers separated by more than a few inches of structurally questionable masonry, dirty letters used to be de rigeur. As technology advanced, long-distance relationships were aided by the real-time interaction provided by Ma Bell, and phone sex was born. And when the World Wide Web made its debut, it took roughly nine and a half minutes for the idea of cybersex to spring, fully formed, from the head of a horny computer science undergraduate.
More recently, the mobile technology revolution has brought sex right into our pockets and purses. Fifty-nine percent of all young adults (ages 20 - 26) have sent suggestive messages via e-mail or text message, and one-third of all young adults have sent or posted explicit photos of themselves. And the Boditalk Escort capitalizes on the trend. Connected to a cell phone, it vibrates whenever a nearby cell phone receives a call or text. No more slipping a phone in your pocket and dialing yourself repeatedly…this one will keep right on buzzing even after you answer the call. Truly, this is phone sex brought to a whole new level.
With the proliferation of digital media, sending naughty notes and pictures has gotten easier, but it’s not a new practice. Go back a decade and you’re seeing dirty notes on lipstick-smeared paper with a few Polaroids folded inside. Some of us even knew a guy who worked at a photo lab who would process our dirty pics, against company policy, for free. Now, however, taking explicit photos or videos of (or for) your lover is easier and more private than ever, provided that you don’t post the result on RedTube for all to see.
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