An article from Vice magazine , published on May 18, 2016 by Diana Tourjée
" Human sex dolls are becoming increasingly realistic and are almost indistinguishable from real women. Some men are even opting to forgo a relationship with a real partner altogether. We interviewed a psychologist...
Some men prefer sleeping with inanimate objects to real women. In response to demand, the sex doll industry and the selection of sex dolls have grown exponentially over the past decade. Nowadays, there are not only sex dolls for women , but also dolls that look so incredibly realistic that many men around the world have become substitutes for their deceased wives or long-term girlfriends.
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This means that a woman's mouth, hands, breasts, legs, and buttocks are modeled, cloned, and sold, while customers are told that these dolls are better than real women. But is it actually a good idea to simply replace people with dolls?
Dr. Peter Kanaris is the Medical Director of the Sex Diagnosis Program at the Smithtown , New York, Mental Health Services Center. In an interview with Broadly , Kanaris explains that there's a difference between having sex with a doll and having sex with another human, because "[the doll] does n't give you any feedback , either through movement or through a personal connection."
Rather, sex dolls offer "the opportunity to project one's own feelings onto the doll," says Kanaris. It's similar to having a sexual relationship with an inanimate object, he says. This "fantasy play" is limited only by one's own imagination. Kanaris also emphasizes how important sexual and intimate relationships are to humans. "After our basic needs like eating, drinking, and breathing, the fulfillment of our sex drive and the desire for human contact are a human's strongest needs," he says.
While most people probably believe it would be better to develop a relationship with someone who can think and speak, Kanaris says there are various psychological reasons why someone might prefer to sleep with a rubber doll . These include, among others: "Lack of access to others, shyness or social anxiety, lack of experience, and inhibitions. Or they might have a partner who doesn't share certain sexual preferences."
"Sex and intimacy play an important role throughout our lives," says Kanaris, noting that social isolation can have a devastating effect on people's mental and physical health as they age. He suggests a human sex doll could have benefits for "people who don't have a life partner to fall back on."
"People whose partners have died or who have lost their partner through divorce or separation, or people with disabilities who may have difficulty finding a partner, could certainly benefit from such a doll. The opportunity to explore sexually and the feeling of not being alone can be a relief and alleviate feelings of isolation," he says.
However, completely replacing one's social interactions with rubber dolls isn't a particularly good idea—at least not for now. "People who develop long-term relationships with their dolls to avoid human interaction risk depriving themselves of the rich experience of interpersonal relationships," says Kanaris. "I believe, however, that this question will become more difficult to answer in the future, as technological developments make it possible to interact with human-like robots even more realistically."
Source:https://www.vice.com/de/article/qkg7vv/why-some-men-love-with-sex-dolls-sleep
