I’m afraid I’ll never get the chance to see if a real Sybian is worth the money. You see, I live in the Bible Belt, and they’re illegal here. They won’t ship to my area, or accept payments from anyone with a billing address in my area. My poor wife will never get one of these for a gift.
Have it shipped to a friend that doesn’t live in the dreaded Bible Belt (which is where I live as well) and have them ship it to you after rewrapping it.
It runs counter to my experience too, although you’re going to have to ask someone like Esprix to weigh in on the gay side of things.
Of the women I’ve enjoyed intimacy with, 85% of them owned and operated mechanical sex toys of some kind. With but two exceptions, all of those were exclusively for her use only. The other two were kind enough to let me drive on a couple of occasions.
The distinction that I’ve seen, and this may not be entirely relevant to this discussion, is the question of penetration vs. exterior stimulation. I really have no clue on this one, as the camps seemed equally divided.
Hey, Hey! I started this thread, and for strictly legitimate medical research! I get first dibs on any pictures!
Thanks all for your replies. I realize the sample is slightly biased, but I consider the responses to be decent data points which will help me rebut claims that such toys are really only a male province.
QtM
btw, I think that Sybian thing should be regulated as a controlled substance! I have a DEA number, and therebye would be able to prescribe one. That way I think they’d have to accept that in the bible belt!
I’m still looking for that feller that rubs backs!..wasn’t that Lok???
I’m still trying to get up the nerve to order one. Goodvibes is a nice site, great descriptions. I just can’t decide. And alas…I don’t have the $$ to get all the ones I WANT
And those shower massagers…hmmmmmm…and I’ve gotta go get a new kitchen faucet…methinks it might be time for a new showerhead, too!
Since 'Sprix seems not to have replied yet, I’ll have to refute the OP’s question on the basis of my own experience, fwiw. While there’s definitely a market for toys-for-boys, and I’ll bet most gay boys own at least one, neither I nor any boyfriend of mine has (at least to my knowledge) used them on a regular basis. At least not dildos or vibrators. For me it’s an issue of cleanliness and bother; I suspect a lot of gay guys are the same way. Cockrings and titclamps don’t cause the same problems, but since I’m not much into the leather or s/m scenes I don’t see much of them, either.
Pumps seem to attract a dedicated, but not very, um, large? Wide-spread? (whatever) following. They’ve always made me nervous, since I’m rather fond of my plumbing the way it is and wouldn’t want to damage it through simple, er, overenthusiasm. I mean, the whole hydraulic system is nothing short of a marvel of nature, so who wants to mess with that?