The act of participating in "cyber-sex", that is the depiction of sexual content through the medium of a typed conversation on an
internet chat room or online role-playing game. A very common occurrence in MUDs or anonymous chat sites, roleplaying as a person other than oneself is expected though not strictly mandatory. Masturbation involving
one or both parties during the event is not unexpected.
While performed inside of online roleplaying games, it is not uncommon for the player characters to form a
relationship within which the characters routinely cyber-sex each other as if they were in a "real life" relationship.
Many times in these
relationships the players behind the characters will form emotional romantic bonds, possibly culminating in a romantic relationship outside of their cyber-sex medium. Just as often however are people fully capable of forming zero emotional connection with their online partners, even despite the heavy romance between their characters.
