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Relatious.com Brings Sexy to Social Networking

by Amar Toor on October 22, 2009 at 07:18 AM

The world of social networking just got a little kinkier. The Huffington Post reports that the new site, Relatious.com, is allowing its users to spill their guts about romantic stories, trials, or tribulations, all while simultaneously peering into the bedrooms of other users. According to the site, Relatious is a forum where people "can share virtually every aspect of those sexy, messy, often complicated, but always interesting love connections," and where they can "swap stories from the romantic trenches and help each other claw [their] way out." Lovestruck users, who can be as anonymous or as forthcoming as they want, might also exchange tales and advice on a variety of salacious subjects, including "seduction, "day in, day out," "breakup," "sex," and "dating."

Though it's not the first online forum designed for peering into the romantic escapades of complete strangers, the concept of this "Dr.-Ruth-meets-Rear-Window" site is pretty interesting. By taking social networking to a topic as taboo as personal sexuality, Relatious reminds us of what attracted us to sites like Facebook and Twitter in the first place. Such open social forums enable users to assume dual online personas -- to be an outgoing individual looking to bridge or fortify connections, while simultaneously being a leering, lurking voyeur who tracks other anonymous or semi-anonymous users. While reading about someone's sexual shenanigans may slightly differ from following what they eat for lunch via a Facebook feed, the fundamental principle is the same. Whether you think it's putrid or progressive, Relatious is, at the very least, a compelling social experiment, and one that puts in stark black-and-white the "one-way mirror" online existence we all crave. [From: The Huffington Post and Relatious]

Tags: dating, online dating, OnlineDating, relatious, sex, social networking, SocialNetworking, top

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