{"id":26931,"date":"2021-09-16T09:18:58","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T16:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/?p=26931"},"modified":"2021-09-15T14:33:11","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T21:33:11","slug":"are-sex-parties-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/are-sex-parties-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Sex Parties Back?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Beach-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Beach-6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Beach-6-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Beach-6-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When it comes to things were excited about returning post-COVID, there&#8217;s indoor sports without a mask, high fives and hugs without fear, not having to get COVID tested every time we have a cold, and of course, SEX PARTIES. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What? Well, maybe it&#8217;s not everyone&#8217;s cup of tea, but many singles (and couples) were excited this summer for the return of Chemistry, a sex party in NYC. After a year and a half of barely making eye contact, people were ready to bang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interesting, though, is that researchers have found the pandemic may have had some benefits when it comes to sex and our sexual adventures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/7kvjwg\/the-return-of-sex-parties-after-covid-pandemic-lockdown-v28n3\">Via VICE:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cSex and Relationships in the Time of COVID-19,\u201d surveyed 1,559 adults between March 21 and April 14, 2020, and confirmed these struggles. The reasons were unsurprising: depression and stress, which squash libido; and, of course, social distancing, which made meeting new partners almost impossible. <strong>But it wasn\u2019t all bad. One in five participants in the study claimed to be experimenting more. They tried new positions, toys, porn, role play, sexting, and acting on fantasies. For a minority, sex and relationships improved.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>If anything, real life became more like sex parties as a result of COVID: conversations around consent\u2014are you comfortable with handshakes, touching, masks on or off\u2014became normalized and frequent; communication around boundaries and disclosures\u2014who you\u2019ve seen, how many people would be present, how recently you traveled\u2014did too. Even testing became an ongoing habit, something people in the sex-positive community do frequently.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>\u201cSex clubs and parties make that communication explicit and necessary, and that\u2019s a really good thing,\u201d said Frank. \u201cIf COVID had any upside for sex, maybe it would be better, more intelligent, and less panicked conversation about STDs,\u201d she added. \u201cPeople can talk about it without blaming or shaming, you know.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-26931\" data-postid=\"26931\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-26931 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to things were excited about returning post-COVID, there&#8217;s indoor sports without a mask, high fives and hugs without fear, not having to get COVID tested every time we have a cold, and of course, SEX PARTIES. 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