The global sex toy market, valued at $35.2 billion as of 2023, is projected to grow annually at a rate of 8.69% from 2024 to 2030.
According to a report by Grand View Research titled Global Sex Toys Market Size and Outlook, 2022-2030, the growth is driven by rising awareness of sexual wellness among individuals and couples who are embracing sex toys to enhance connection and pleasure in their relationships.
In an interview with THE WHISTLER, two Nigerian men, David Nwagu and Abraham Okoh, shared their thoughts on the role of sex toys in relationships.
The men expressed different perspectives but agreed that sex toys do not replace love or intimacy. Instead, they see these devices as tools to “spice things up” in their relationships.
Nwagu, a 37-year-old businessman based in Asaba, supports the use of sex toys in relationships because they can reignite excitement, especially in long-term relationships where partners may lose their spark.
“Some relationships get to a point where partners get too familiar with each other. Sex toys help spice things up, especially when one partner isn’t always at their peak,” Nwagu explained
Nwagu sees sex toys as a way to help women achieve intense orgasms, which he acknowledged aren’t always possible through normal intercourse alone.
“I will feel comfortable as long as she doesn’t hide it from me and maybe doing it with me around will help get me in the mood for fun.
“I think when couples don’t hide it from each other when using it, it will bring the couple closer. It will be like their little secret, maybe I’m a crazy guy but that’s what I feel and above all, it helps give a lot of ladies that intense orgasm that they haven’t experienced. I can tell you for a fact, a lot of ladies haven’t really felt what it is like to have an intense orgasm before.”
Nwagu added, “Using them in the presence of your partner is ideal… it makes things more interesting than using it alone.”
Asked whether sex toys could threaten relationships, Nwagu said, “I don’t see it as a threat except if my partner is the type that can’t control her addiction to it, but if she is willing to be open to me, we can regulate how we use it.
“Most people against it are those who haven’t actually seen how effective it is on a woman’s body, no man can match up with it so instead of pretending like it doesn’t exist or is not what is trending in our society embrace it and avoid your woman getting to know about it from her friends.”
Nwagu recounted his experience using sex toys with a partner, which he described as “intense” and more passionate than his previous encounters.
He revealed that using a sex toy increased his partner’s facial reactions, which he found exciting.
On his part, an Abuja-based entrepreneur, Abraham Okoh, 34, shared a similar perspective on the use of sex toys in relationships.
Okoh said he doesn’t mind if his partner uses sex toys, but he believes boundaries are necessary to prevent addiction.
“I don’t mind my partner using sex toys as long as it doesn’t become an addiction. Sometimes it spices up sex life and intimacy in some cases,” he said.
Okoh added, , “If sex toys are overused and overly depended on, it would affect the sexual satisfaction between partners in their relationship because the reality is that no human can match the performance of a sex toy.”
Nigerian Men Open Up About Sex Toys In Relationships is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
