The Culture that has been here all the time

slaveMikayla​(sub female)​{MstrJ } - Not sure that You actually *want* replies... but for myself, it's the emotional connection that makes the physical intimate valuable.. not the other way round. If my partner has a need or desire to connect on an intimate level, but for one reason or another opts for the mechanical or artificial means I find that no less satisfying as a submissive. Let's look at it from the submissive mindset: is that not part of the submission itself? To yield yourself to your partners desires and wishes. To accept what is offered, and give yourself freely and fully? If I, as a submissive, were to say "no it's not what I want and desire" would that not remove part of this mindset? Yes, we all have the right to speak our deep wants and needs, and for some actual flesh and blood and fluid-bonding may be a hard need... and it's up to negotiation if that can happen... but let's say it's a hard want, and for a while the submissive is able to forego this want for the sake of submitting, would that not drive the bond and mentality deeper? Is it not akin to denial and control?

I've been with a partner who struggled with ED due to age... did His use of "replicas" detract? Nope. I've been with a man who had a literal micropenis and could not actually engage in Tab A into Slot B sex... would that have detracted? If we had had a deep and abiding connection, absolutely not!
Would I want to handle all of my needs with a robotic partner? Hell no, because I would get nothing out of it. I'm a submissive... I'd think it's the same for a true Dominant who is into this as a lifestyle not just a fad... you wouldn't get the Dom space high from a robotic partner who is not submitting....

Great thought experiment.

~mikayla

Andron - Great response. You fully engaged in a mind experiment and compared it to a more realistic reality. My thoughts were two-fold: 1) Encourage thought on trends that can become purely artificial, and 2) With or without enhancements, I would not want not to have a woman to love and love me.

Under the stress of caregiving, I have antidepressants, and I learned from my urologist they cause ED. I am working with my VA psychologist, and we are confident I will be free of most ED symptoms. Cialis helps with the modified doses and reduction with antidepressants. Jim