Cybersex has become a common practice and a replacement for the real thing. New moral issues have surfaced from this innovative form of lovemaking. Whether cybersex is cheating, is the question that will remain a worry for Generation X.

TMost men who work in big corporations have experienced some form of cybersex with a co-worker and sometimes even with total strangers. Cybersex, to be precisely defined, is the art of having suggestive verbal sexual intercourse without any physical contact.

Basically, by typing away on a keyboard, a man and a woman can experience virtual sex and near euphoria. It can relieve stress usually associated with sexual encounters and provides a source of security for insecure individuals.

Most men and women consider cybersex to be cheating. In general, most men would take this sexual opportunity and deal with the regrets and remorse of cheating on a loved one later. Obviously every man is innocent until proven guilty. Until then, it is still a virtual act with no consequences. Maybe once faced with the opportunity, many men would decline the offer while thinking of their spouse.

The very idea of vulgarizing secret fantasies in writing to someone else other than your spouse means your relationship is probably not satisfying your needs completely. It means some of the primary needs are not being fulfilled and the couple needs to patch up differences.

At this point, cybersex could be considered healthy if carried only to the first level. It is fair to say that men in general need the feeling of a challenge, and virtual sex provides them with this healthy challenge. Cybersex is also a form of online entertainment. The challenge of arousing someone of the opposite sex can create excitement and a reason to come to work in the morning.

The level of intensity with which the cyber flirting is conducted, should be a good benchmark to evaluate whether or not cheating is involved. If messages remain within the limits of simple compliments, then there shouldn't be any worry and consequences; in fact it can actually be healthy.

On the other hand, if e-mails during cybersex become too explicit and graphic when you are already dating, the issue can be more debatable and worrisome. So good luck and have fun! But be cautious!