The National Institute for Health and Environment website offers answers to uncertainty over coronavirus, sex and STDs. They refer to advise from Soa Aids Nederland on the following approved acts;
- Masturbation; both solo and mutual (keeping at least 1.5 meters away... Hmm)
- Sexting (don't send nudes without consent, Soa recommends Sense for safe webcam sex)
- Online group sex through Skype or Zoom orgies (Zorgies)
- Watching porn (check out Pornceptuals isolation porn)
- Reading or listening to erotica
- Teledildonics (the use of remote controlled sex toys)
There is something so unsexy about the government telling you how to get off. Regulated sex just seems a bit... stale. Yet, thankfully, the government turns up the heat by adding casual sex into the mix. Government approved fuck buddies (Hurray!). Friends with benefits, sex buddies and cuddly buddies can indeed become 'corona buddies'.
But to do so safely we are advised to make 'good agreements' to limit the risk, such as adhering to the corona restrictions and not having sex with others (getting committed real quick). Lastly, discuss waiting two weeks before sex, as it can take up to two weeks for symptoms to show.
The two week rule is a tricky one. Do we wait two weeks every time we encounter someone new? What about the cashier in the supermarket? The biker next to me at the red light? Navigating the ambiguity of a 1.5 meter society will be a difficult one. But at least our fuck buddies are not cancelled. For 2 weeks, intermittently, biweekly, sporadically. We are not quite sure.