{"id":209,"date":"2010-03-24T10:49:57","date_gmt":"2010-03-24T10:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?209"},"modified":"2010-03-24T10:49:57","modified_gmt":"2010-03-24T10:49:57","slug":"couples-increasingly-open-to-using-sex-toys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/couples-increasingly-open-to-using-sex-toys\/","title":{"rendered":"Couples &#8216;increasingly open to using sex toys&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Single soldiers looking to add a new dimension to the bedroom may be interested to hear that British couples are becoming increasingly open to using sex toys.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at consumer lifestyle event The Vitality Show, Neal Slateford, director of online sex toy and lingerie retailer LoveHoney, said: &quot;We sell a lot to couples who are keen to spice things up and just explore a bit more. 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