Misconceptions about sex toys over the years have had no effect on the growth of the sex toy industry. Let’s consider some of the myths and misconceptions surrounding sex toys.

To begin we first need a better understanding of what myths really are and how they start.

Myths and gossip seem to live side by side when it comes to misconceptions about anything. Sex toys are not exempt from this gossip. Most myths begin when people create tales to explain things which they don’t fully understand. Certain stereotypes can become associated with something and will feed the myth to grow even faster. As the story is told and retold the facts become more exaggerated and a following soon forms. The true meaning of what the story is associated with becomes lost in the stories and soon a myth is born. The myth, in part, may be based on some truth but has became so exaggerated it can be hard to tell fact from fiction.

One big misconception about sex toys over the years is that they are only used by people who have no sexual partners, or by gay men and women. And that sex toys are kinky and used by prostitutes or for weird sex practices. Stereotyping in this manor has always been around, and most of us grew up hearing these kinds of stories. These are all myths, sex toys are used by normal every day people all the time.

Other misconceptions surrounding sex toys are that many people believe that using vibrators can de-sensitize the female anatomy. There has been no medical documentation to support this in anyway. The documentation that has been published suggests that the use of sex toys can be a benefit to produce a more pleasurable experience. Vibrators will not cause de-sensitization but can aid in giving a more intense and pleasurable orgasm when used properly.

Another misconception is that using sex toys will take the place of a partner. Sex toys when used between couples can add more intensity to the orgasmic experience. During sexual intercourse, for example, a woman’s clitoris is not being stimulated by penetration. Clitoral stimulation is what brings most women to orgasm. The use of a sex toy along with intercourse can assure a climax every time. Therefore, sex toys would never take the place of a partner, but could certainly make the experience a better one. Who doesn’t like to see their sexual partner climax every time they have sex?

The facts are, the sex toy industry has grown by leaps and bounds over the past ten years.

Has that growth been solely from sales to single people with no sexual partner, or gay men and women, or to prostitutes? It’s not likely since it is estimated that the sex toy industry will gross not in the millions this year, but in the billions. More than 10 billion dollars this year, in the United States alone, and not all those sales could possibly be to a small group. So unless the US population is made up mainly by single gay prostitutes performing weird sex acts, while holding down a very good paying job to support this huge growth in profits, someone else must be buying sex toys, some one just like you. Otherwise the industry would not continue to grow each year.

So why then do so many of us have a hard time excepting that sex toys are not weird and are in fact normal for the enhancement of every day sexual encounters by anyone? Sometimes it’s hard to communicate our sexual desires and open our minds to something different, and something we may have even been taught was weird or kinky. Many people have the fear that they may appear to fit that stereotype in the myths if they use sex toys. Every one knows a friend of a friend that uses sex toys. What you don’t realize is that friend that knows a friend, probably uses sex toys also. More and more couples and single people are enjoying the added pleasures of sex toys, along with their regular sexual practices. Every day, normal people are buying sex toys. No one knows because they buy them on line and have them discreetly shipped to their home.

Is using sex toys kinky or weird? Let’s define kinky before we decide (a slang word to describe showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes especially of a sexual or erotic nature) as defined in the urban dictionary. What does this mean? Kinky would by definition mean something different for almost every one. Everyone has different taste and what seems normal to one person may not seem normal to another. This would mean that in a sense everyone could be considered kinky.

Would using sex toys be considered weird? Again, this is another misunderstood term used to describe something that is considered unconventional or out of the norm. True, to most people, any type of sex other than intercourse could be considered unconventional. Since it is common knowledge, that most people orgasm only once, during sex, this could be considered normal or conventional to most. If a couple wanted to experience multiple orgasms, or more intense orgasms, would that be weird? To some, multiple orgasms may only be a fantasy. But to those who are adventurous enough to use sex toys in the privacy of their bedroom, this may be considered normal and conventional to them.

Now that we have the myth of sex toys out in the open, it’s up to you to decide where you stand on the topic. Would it be safe to say that most people are kinky in some way? And those who choose to remain having one small orgasm each time they have sex, rather than several mind blowing orgasms, may just be the weird ones? Forget everything you learned growing up about what’s weird or kinky. No one but you will ever know you use sex toys unless you tell them. So pick up some sex toys and join the weird and kinky people using them, and experience mind blowing multiple orgasms every time you have sex.